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Roadside Inspection 88998318

Roadside inspection on Sep 15, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: SOUTHERN METAL RECYCLING INC (USDOT 91543) • 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 #:
88998318
Date:
Sep 15, 2026
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LELAND NC
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
DD1555 (NC)

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 7.

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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.85 violations per inspection across 39 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Carolina
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 25,603 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2026
vs typical at LELAND NC
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 80 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 602,863 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
40%
10 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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
10 violations · 3 OOS · 1.00 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 393.100B-C (Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV., severity weight 7). (393.100B-C)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGEDV4FSGL6706 NC DD1555 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2015 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1A9SS4033X1169006 NC DE43135 ACE TRUCK BODY CO. ACE Truck Body Co. 1999 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.100B-C Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV. 7 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
88965899 Sep 11, 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
87395733 Mar 24, 2026 NC L2 3AKJGEDV4FSGL6706 OOS
86384512 Nov 20, 2025 NC L2 1A9SS4033X1169006 OOS
86140155 Oct 21, 2025 NC L2 3AKJGEDV4FSGL6706 —
85722896 Sep 8, 2025 NC L3 3AKJGEDV4FSGL6706 —
85029651 Jun 23, 2025 NC L2 3AKJGEDV4FSGL6706 OOS
85029651 Jun 23, 2025 NC L2 1A9SS4033X1169006 OOS
84601856 May 6, 2025 NC L2 3AKJGEDV4FSGL6706 —
84601856 May 6, 2025 NC L2 1A9SS4033X1169006 —

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