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Roadside Inspection 89127891

Roadside inspection on Sep 29, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: STEPHENSON MOTOR LINES INC (USDOT 2287601) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL 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 #:
89127891
Date:
Sep 29, 2026
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HILLSBOROUGH NC
Operating authority:
MC196925
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT625 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
DD6973A (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 8.

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 1.03 violations per inspection across 29 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 HILLSBOROUGH NC
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 426 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
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
54%
13 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
3
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
7 violations · 2 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
12 violations · 4 OOS · 0.92 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDZAPR6KN761893 NC DD6973A INTERNATIONAL LT625 2019 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 13N1532C3V1581120 TN 731137T FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 1997 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 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
89074534 Sep 22, 2026 VA L3 MADISON HEIGHTS VA 0 —
89034160 Sep 18, 2026 NC L3 OXFORD NC 0 —
88856025 Aug 31, 2026 NC L1 WYTHEVILLE NC 4 OOS
88839755 Aug 28, 2026 NC L2 — 0 —
88801117 Aug 26, 2026 NC L2 HILLSBOROUGH NC 0 —
88750226 Aug 20, 2026 SC L3 — 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89074534 Sep 22, 2026 VA L3 3HSDZAPR6KN761893 —
83940408 Feb 21, 2025 SC L3 3HSDZAPR6KN761893 —

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