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Roadside Inspection 88961734

Roadside inspection on Sep 10, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: EASTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 162408) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88961734
Date:
Sep 10, 2026
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HERTFORD NC
Carrier (USDOT):
EASTERN EXPRESS INC (162408)
Operating authority:
MC149582
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3609513 (TN)

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 1.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.17 violations per inspection across 808 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Carolina
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 25,847 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2026
vs typical at HERTFORD NC
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 93 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 615,797 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
47%
227 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
22
14 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
57
70 violations · 11 OOS · 1.23 per inspection
Prior 365 days
227
290 violations · 40 OOS · 1.28 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB9X1XD480492 TN 3609513 PETERBILT 379 1999 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1RNF48A237R016452 TN 806470T REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Inc 2007 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.60D Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 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
89065594 Sep 21, 2026 LA L3 KROTZ SPRINGS LA 0 —
89005206 Sep 15, 2026 MO L2 ST. LOUIS MO 0 —
89023494 Sep 14, 2026 GA L3 GROVETOWN GA 0 —
88961898 Sep 10, 2026 NC L3 LUMBERTON NC 0 —
88946535 Sep 7, 2026 TX L2 TX 0 —
88927891 Sep 6, 2026 TX L2 TX 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87850550 May 12, 2026 MS L1 1XP5DB9X1XD480492 OOS
80926902 Feb 22, 2024 AR L3 1RNF48A237R016452 —

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