Roadside Inspection 88894125

Roadside inspection on Sep 3, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: ULTIMATE TOWING & RECOVERY INC (USDOT 1816994) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88894125
Date:
Sep 3, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
STATESVILLE NC
Operating authority:
MC707863
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 388 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
NP1813 (NC)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 22.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.80 violations per inspection across 49 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Carolina
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 24,857 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2026
vs typical at STATESVILLE NC
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 212 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 577,701 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)
50%
18 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
1
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
9 violations · 2 OOS · 1.80 per inspection
Prior 365 days
18
20 violations · 7 OOS · 1.11 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.3× their typical violation rate (9 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.80 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 1XPWDP9X2ED251043 NC NP1813 PETERBILT 388 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 13N1452C1V1578439 NC DC26887 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 1997

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 2501-5000 lbs over on an axle/axle groups. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LHLI Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance

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
88969434 Sep 11, 2026 NC L2 CLEVELAND NC 0
88891336 Sep 3, 2026 NC L3 STATESVILLE NC 0
88680378 Aug 10, 2026 SC L3 1
88392682 Jul 13, 2026 NC L3 0
88355768 Jul 9, 2026 NC L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88891336 Sep 3, 2026 NC L3 13N1452C1V1578439
88891336 Sep 3, 2026 NC L3 1XPWDP9X2ED251043
88019394 Jun 2, 2026 NC L2 1XPWDP9X2ED251043 OOS
87042744 Feb 13, 2026 NC L3 1XPWDP9X2ED251043
85294908 Jul 22, 2025 NC L2 1XPWDP9X2ED251043
81922623 Jun 19, 2024 NC L3 1XPWDP9X2ED251043
79966121 Oct 19, 2023 NC L3 1XPWDP9X2ED251043
79219679 Jul 24, 2023 NC L2 1XPWDP9X2ED251043 OOS

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