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Roadside Inspection 88933563

Roadside inspection on Sep 8, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: DEAN EXCAVATING AND GRADING INC (USDOT 383439) • Vehicle: MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
13
OOS Violations
5
38% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88933563
Date:
Sep 8, 2026
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
13
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GASTONIA NC
Vehicle:
MACK CTP (Granite) STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
P739447 (SC)

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 48.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
13
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.56 violations per inspection across 52 prior records
vs Level 1 median in North Carolina
13
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 11,487 Level 1 inspections in North Carolina during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
13
12 more than the median (1)
Compared to 447,267 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
60%
5 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
3
4 violations · 1 OOS · 1.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5
4 violations · 1 OOS · 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 393.75A1-TBSP (Tires - Bias ply - Has damaged plies evident in the sidewall up to 2 square inches., severity weight 8). (393.75A1-TBSP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1M2AT04C67M006514 SC P739447 MACK CTP (Granite) 2007 —
2 FULL TRAILER 5VGAP2520HL005457 SC 31788PT KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC — 2017 —

Violations Cited

13 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A1-TBSP Tires - Bias ply - Has damaged plies evident in the sidewall up to 2 square inches. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.40F-BNPB Brake - Inoperative or missing parking/emergency brake on power unit 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45D-BAAL Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-BALR Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.7A-UOC Unsafe Operations - Severe Post Crash Condition 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.201A-FRCLS Frame - Cracked/loose/sagging/broken frame or chassis. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
88662867 Aug 11, 2026 NC L2 — 1 —
88373520 Jul 10, 2026 NC L3 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85256666 Jul 17, 2025 NC L3 1M2AT04C67M006514 —
82227058 Jul 26, 2024 SC L3 1M2AT04C67M006514 —
81629801 May 15, 2024 SC L1 1M2AT04C67M006514 —
81556617 May 8, 2024 SC L2 1M2AT04C67M006514 OOS
79851910 Oct 3, 2023 NC L2 1M2AT04C67M006514 —
79058472 Jul 5, 2023 SC L2 1M2AT04C67M006514 OOS
78630107 May 15, 2023 SC L3 1M2AT04C67M006514 —

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