Roadside Inspection 88906319

Roadside inspection on Sep 4, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: E Z SMITH INC (USDOT 460452) • Vehicle: KENWORTH 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 #:
88906319
Date:
Sep 4, 2026
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MARION NC
Carrier (USDOT):
E Z SMITH INC (460452)
Operating authority:
MC994202
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
NS2466 (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 6.

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 0.74 violations per inspection across 39 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Carolina
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 25,530 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2026
vs typical at MARION NC
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 76 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 600,531 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)
42%
12 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
1
1 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
12
8 violations · 2 OOS · 0.67 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 393.9A-LSLI (Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKZP4EXXGJ497616 NC NS2466 KENWORTH T880 2016 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5SPDG263XJW2K0196 NC AF69337 Other — — —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 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
89010907 Sep 16, 2026 NC L3 BLOWING ROCK NC 0 —
88998985 Sep 15, 2026 NC L3 NEWLAND NC 0 —
88991587 Sep 14, 2026 NC L3 BESSEMER CITY NC 0 —
88717321 Aug 17, 2026 NC L3 — 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87088111 Feb 18, 2026 NC L3 1XKZP4EXXGJ497616 —
87088111 Feb 18, 2026 NC L3 5SPDG263XJW2K0196 —
85138309 Jul 3, 2025 NC L3 1XKZP4EXXGJ497616 —
85138309 Jul 3, 2025 NC L3 5SPDG263XJW2K0196 —
83962247 Feb 25, 2025 SC L3 1XKZP4EXXGJ497616 OOS
83962247 Feb 25, 2025 SC L3 5SPDG263XJW2K0196 OOS

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