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Roadside Inspection 89033041

Roadside inspection on Sep 18, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: ELLIS CEDAR INC (USDOT 4344673) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89033041
Date:
Sep 18, 2026
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ELIZABETHTOWN NC
Carrier (USDOT):
ELLIS CEDAR INC (4344673)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH W9 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YA193513 (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 25.

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 Level 2 median in North Carolina
6
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 25,712 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 609,268 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
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 393.87A-FPLR (Flag - Required rear flag - no flag on the rear of a projecting load - when load is longer than 4 feet., severity weight 1). (393.87A-FPLR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKWDB9X06J143791 NC YA193513 KENWORTH W9 Series 2006 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1M9FT4227LA776063 NC DE44228 MCLENDON TRAILERS
Ticket: Mcln
— 2020 —

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LHLI Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LTSIR Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LCL Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.87A-FPLR Flag - Required rear flag - no flag on the rear of a projecting load - when load is longer than 4 feet. 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87608685 Apr 16, 2026 NC L2 1M9FT4227LA776063 OOS
87608685 Apr 16, 2026 NC L2 1XKWDB9X06J143791 OOS
84901850 Jun 6, 2025 NC L2 1XKWDB9X06J143791 —
80462509 Dec 21, 2023 NC L3 1XKWDB9X06J143791 —
78606748 May 12, 2023 NC L3 1XKWDB9X06J143791 —

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