Roadside Inspection 89040968

Roadside inspection on Sep 19, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: CHEROKEE DIRECTIONAL DRILLING INC (USDOT 898212) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

Inspection Level

Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 89040968
Date:: Sep 19, 2026
State:: North Carolina
Level:: Level III — Driver Only
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 1
Violations:: 0
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: SALISBURY NC
Carrier (USDOT):: CHEROKEE DIRECTIONAL DRILLING INC (898212)
Vehicle:: PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:: R482230 (TX)
VIN:: 1XPXP4EX6KD265488

What this inspection means

This is a clean inspection — no violations were recorded.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a clean and typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical

Cleaner than carrier average

Carrier averages 1.02 violations per inspection across 47 prior records

vs Level 3 median in North Carolina

On par with median (0)

Median of 38,641 Level 3 inspections in North Carolina during 2026

vs typical at SALISBURY NC

On par with station median (0)

Median of 122 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median

Same as the median (0)

Compared to 615,095 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026

OOS at this inspection

Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%

Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026

Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)

50%

8 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 violations · 0 OOS

Prior 90 days

9 violations · 2 OOS · 1.80 per inspection

Prior 365 days

9 violations · 2 OOS · 1.13 per inspection

Honest opinion

A clean inspection here is a positive signal in the context of a recent stretch where this carrier's violation rate ran above its lifetime average.

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq	Type	VIN	Plate	Make	Model	Year	OOS
1	TRUCK TRACTOR	1XPXP4EX6KD265488	TX R482230	PETERBILT	389	2019	—

No violations cited during this inspection.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS
88847679	Aug 29, 2026	NC	L2	MARION NC	1	—
88795775	Aug 24, 2026	TN	L1	KNOXVILLE TN	0	—
88733165	Aug 19, 2026	NC	L2	—	1	OOS
88701248	Aug 14, 2026	NC	L1	—	1	OOS
88692776	Aug 13, 2026	NC	L3	—	6	—

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	VIN	OOS
81126708	Mar 17, 2024	NC	L2	1XPXP4EX6KD265488	OOS
79661821	Sep 13, 2023	LA	L3	1XPXP4EX6KD265488	—
79533626	Aug 28, 2023	LA	L2	1XPXP4EX6KD265488	OOS
79505187	Aug 24, 2023	LA	L2	1XPXP4EX6KD265488	—
78401598	Apr 19, 2023	NC	L3	1XPXP4EX6KD265488	—

Related records

Carrier

CHEROKEE DIRECTIONAL DRILLING INC

Full carrier record and safety profile.

Station

SALISBURY NC

All inspections at this site.

State

Inspections in North Carolina

Statewide inspection records.

Level

Level III — Driver Only

All inspections at this CVSA level.

Vehicle

VIN 1XPXP4EX6KD265488

All inspections and records for this VIN.

Plate

R482230 (TX)

All inspections tied to this plate.

Reference

FMCSR Violations

Violation-code reference library.

Recent activity at SALISBURY NC

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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89044206	Sep 20, 2026	HOGAN DEDICATED SERVICES LLC	0	—
89044118	Sep 20, 2026	WETA TRANSPORT LLC	0	—
89044104	Sep 20, 2026	DIVERT INC	0	—