Roadside Inspection 88949400

Roadside inspection on Sep 9, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: CHIEF EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 759924) • Vehicle: MACK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88949400
Date:
Sep 9, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WILKESBORO NC
Carrier (USDOT):
CHIEF EXPRESS LLC (759924)
Operating authority:
MC342674
Vehicle:
MACK Anthem TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
DD1215 (NC)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 6.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a 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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.34 violations per inspection across 348 prior records
vs Level 1 median in North Carolina
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 11,170 Level 1 inspections in North Carolina during 2026
vs typical at WILKESBORO NC
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 55 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 431,349 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
79%
100 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
15
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
41
7 violations · 3 OOS · 0.17 per inspection
Prior 365 days
100
30 violations · 5 OOS · 0.30 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (7 violations across 41 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.34 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1M1AN4GY7TM055406 NC DD1215 MACK Anthem 2026
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D5JL090522 NC 3022185 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2018

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-HLLH Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam. 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
88959919 Sep 10, 2026 NC L1 WILKESBORO NC 0
88957925 Sep 10, 2026 SC L3 BLYTHEWOOD SC 0
88931376 Sep 8, 2026 NC L1 HILLSBOROUGH NC 0
88924635 Sep 7, 2026 NC L3 WILKESBORO NC 0
88883334 Sep 2, 2026 KY L1 MOREHEAD KY 0
88882939 Sep 2, 2026 SC L3 CHERAW SC 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88517234 Jul 25, 2026 NC L1 1JJV532D5JL090522 OOS
86213049 Oct 29, 2025 SC L3 1JJV532D5JL090522
86079853 Oct 16, 2025 NC L1 1M1AN4GY7TM055406
79472226 Aug 22, 2023 IL L3 1JJV532D5JL090522

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