Roadside Inspection 88861928

Roadside inspection on Aug 31, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: METZGER REMOVAL INC (USDOT 967257) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88861928
Date:
Aug 31, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HILLSBOROUGH NC
Carrier (USDOT):
METZGER REMOVAL INC (967257)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T8 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
51167PF (NY)

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 9.

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 Level 2 median in North Carolina
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 23,605 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2026
vs typical at HILLSBOROUGH NC
2
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
2
1 more than 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
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 1XKDP4TXX7J208781 NY 51167PF KENWORTH T8 Series 2007
2 SEMI-TRAILER 57JE52305P35A1132 ME 5050320 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 2023

Violations Cited

2 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
393.87A-FPLA Flag - Required flag(s) - any missing flag on a projecting load when more than one is required. 1 Vehicle Maintenance

Violation categories (BASICs)

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

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86394566 Nov 21, 2025 TN L3 1XKDP4TXX7J208781
78921958 Jun 19, 2023 NC L3 1XKDP4TXX7J208781
78702379 May 23, 2023 NC L3 1XKDP4TXX7J208781

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