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Roadside Inspection 88944636

Roadside inspection on Sep 9, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: ZOD EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3568683) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88944636
Date:
Sep 9, 2026
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ELKIN NC
Carrier (USDOT):
ZOD EXPRESS LLC (3568683)
Operating authority:
MC1201327
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
ZT2701 (NC)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 4.

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
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.13 violations per inspection across 86 prior records
vs Level 1 median in North Carolina
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 13,725 Level 1 inspections in North Carolina during 2026
vs typical at ELKIN NC
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 78 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 505,884 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
44%
41 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
4
7 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
19
25 violations · 6 OOS · 1.32 per inspection
Prior 365 days
41
78 violations · 13 OOS · 1.90 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 391.11B2-Q (Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record., severity weight 4). (391.11B2-Q)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FD8W3HT1REE26826 NC ZT2701 FORD F-350 2024 —
2 FULL TRAILER 7N0BU1413TA005914 NC DE17162 BLACK RHINO TRAILERS
Ticket: Kauf
Black Rhino Trailers 2026 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.11B2-Q Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record. 4 Driver Fitness 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
89369422 Oct 27, 2026 KY L1 MOREHEAD KY 0 —
89206398 Oct 5, 2026 GA L1 GROVETOWN GA 0 —
88802419 Aug 26, 2026 NC L1 OXFORD NC 1 OOS
88797011 Aug 24, 2026 CO L3 MONUMENT CO 0 —
88754234 Aug 19, 2026 KS L1 — 5 OOS
88704426 Aug 13, 2026 TN L1 — 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88066315 Jun 6, 2026 MO L3 1FD8W3HT1REE26826 —
87053069 Feb 14, 2026 PA L1 1FD8W3HT1REE26826 —
86641101 Dec 19, 2025 MS L1 1FD8W3HT1REE26826 —
85217041 Jul 8, 2025 NY L3 1FD8W3HT1REE26826 —
83938547 Feb 20, 2025 OH L3 1FD8W3HT1REE26826 —
83846195 Feb 5, 2025 GA L1 1FD8W3HT1REE26826 —
83348641 Dec 7, 2024 LA L3 1FD8W3HT1REE26826 —
83165737 Nov 15, 2024 AL L2 1FD8W3HT1REE26826 OOS

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