Roadside Inspection 88879151

Roadside inspection on Sep 2, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: PALLET EXPRESS INC (USDOT 520531) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER 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 #:
88879151
Date:
Sep 2, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROANOKE RAPIDS NC
Carrier (USDOT):
PALLET EXPRESS INC (520531)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3114099 (IN)

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 0.17 violations per inspection across 157 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Carolina
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 23,859 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2026
vs typical at ROANOKE RAPIDS NC
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 74 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 556,902 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)
85%
39 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
2
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
13
4 violations · 1 OOS · 0.31 per inspection
Prior 365 days
39
7 violations · 2 OOS · 0.18 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 3AKJHLDV4MDMU3312 IN 3114099 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532W34L892041 NC AJ40759 WABASH Wabash National Corporation 2004

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
88880075 Sep 2, 2026 NC L3 ROANOKE RAPIDS NC 0
88735346 Aug 19, 2026 NC L2 2 OOS
88649209 Aug 9, 2026 NC L3 0
88573499 Jul 31, 2026 NC L3 1
88533552 Jul 28, 2026 NC L3 0
88526978 Jul 27, 2026 NC L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88129626 Jun 12, 2026 NC L3 3AKJHLDV4MDMU3312
84039394 Mar 4, 2025 NC L3 1JJV532W34L892041
82044783 Jul 3, 2024 NC L3 3AKJHLDV4MDMU3312
81685118 May 22, 2024 NC L3 1JJV532W34L892041
80960597 Feb 27, 2024 NC L3 3AKJHLDV4MDMU3312
79352637 Aug 8, 2023 NC L3 3AKJHLDV4MDMU3312

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