Roadside Inspection 88904781

Roadside inspection on Sep 4, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: EXEL INC (USDOT 482746) • 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 #:
88904781
Date:
Sep 4, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ASHEVILLE NC
Carrier (USDOT):
EXEL INC (482746)
Operating authority:
MC145300
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3520840 (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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.57 violations per inspection across 1,486 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Carolina
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 25,429 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2026
vs typical at ASHEVILLE NC
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 88 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 597,431 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
68%
329 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
35
29 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
75
51 violations · 3 OOS · 0.68 per inspection
Prior 365 days
329
191 violations · 32 OOS · 0.58 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 3AKJHHDR1RSVF9968 IN 3520840 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC5320KT903870 ME 3810044 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2019

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
89023886 Sep 17, 2026 SC L3 BLYTHEWOOD SC 1
89023639 Sep 15, 2026 CO L1 RAYMER CO 3
89000416 Sep 15, 2026 NM L3 NM 0
88998198 Sep 14, 2026 ID L1 HOLLISTER ID 0
88964576 Sep 11, 2026 MI L3 MI 1
88940879 Sep 8, 2026 NJ L3 RT 23N / JACKSON 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84494842 Apr 23, 2025 NC L3 3AKJHHDR1RSVF9968
82716413 Sep 20, 2024 SC L3 3AKJHHDR1RSVF9968

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