Roadside Inspection 88958248

Roadside inspection on Sep 10, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: EZZELL TRUCKING INC (USDOT 171171) • 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 #:
88958248
Date:
Sep 10, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHOCOWINITY NC
Carrier (USDOT):
EZZELL TRUCKING INC (171171)
Operating authority:
MC121834
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3662184 (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 2.

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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.45 violations per inspection across 216 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Carolina
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 24,857 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 577,701 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
78%
49 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
9
5 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
14
7 violations · 2 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
49
19 violations · 6 OOS · 0.39 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 393.205C-WR (Wheel/Rim - Wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken., severity weight 2). (393.205C-WR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHTDV9RDUX0402 IN 3662184 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER N/A ME 5020552 Inov

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.205C-WR Wheel/Rim - Wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. 2 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
88967615 Sep 11, 2026 NC L3 WILMINGTON NC 0
88932602 Sep 8, 2026 NC L3 WINDSOR NC 0
88921078 Sep 7, 2026 NC L2 WILMINGTON NC 0
88918611 Sep 6, 2026 NC L3 CLINTON NC 0
88918551 Sep 6, 2026 NC L3 CLINTON NC 0
88913222 Sep 5, 2026 NC L3 ROCKY POINT NC 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88591884 Aug 3, 2026 NC L2 3AKJHTDV9RDUX0402 OOS
88391742 Jul 13, 2026 NC L2 3AKJHTDV9RDUX0402
88257000 Jun 26, 2026 NC L2 3AKJHTDV9RDUX0402
87671645 Apr 23, 2026 NC L3 3AKJHTDV9RDUX0402
86692668 Jan 1, 2026 NC L2 3AKJHTDV9RDUX0402
85705915 Sep 3, 2025 NC L2 3AKJHTDV9RDUX0402
85654534 Aug 28, 2025 NC L2 3AKJHTDV9RDUX0402
81827959 Jun 8, 2024 NC L1 3AKJHTDV9RDUX0402

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