Roadside Inspection 88858288

Roadside inspection on Aug 31, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: MACHINE & WELDING SUPPLY COMPANY (USDOT 108607) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88858288
Date:
Aug 31, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HILLSBOROUGH NC
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 49X Chassis TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
TE3595 (NC)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a more severe than typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.35 violations per inspection across 851 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Carolina
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 23,605 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2026
vs typical at HILLSBOROUGH NC
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 117 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 552,108 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
83%
216 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
14
8 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
46
10 violations · 2 OOS · 0.22 per inspection
Prior 365 days
216
59 violations · 4 OOS · 0.27 per inspection
Honest opinion

An out-of-service order is one of the most consequential outcomes a roadside inspection can produce — the most heavily-weighted OOS citation here was 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJBWD19RLVA1015 NC TE3595 WESTERN STAR 49X Chassis 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1RNF48A23RR066433 ME 5289174 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Inc 2024

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
88825710 Aug 27, 2026 NC L1 HIGH SHOALS NC 1
88811139 Aug 26, 2026 AL L2 MONTGOMERY AL 0
88743607 Aug 20, 2026 SC L2 0
88747156 Aug 19, 2026 VA L1 5 OOS
88725841 Aug 18, 2026 NC L2 1
88735023 Aug 17, 2026 FL L1 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87128422 Feb 23, 2026 NC L2 5KJJBWD19RLVA1015
87128422 Feb 23, 2026 NC L2 1RNF48A23RR066433
85951070 Oct 2, 2025 NC L3 1RNF48A23RR066433
85951070 Oct 2, 2025 NC L3 5KJJBWD19RLVA1015
83565562 Jan 8, 2025 NC L2 1RNF48A23RR066433
83565562 Jan 8, 2025 NC L2 5KJJBWD19RLVA1015
82314621 Aug 6, 2024 NC L3 5KJJBWD19RLVA1015
81374797 Apr 16, 2024 NC L2 5KJJBWD19RLVA1015

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