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Roadside Inspection 89129489

Roadside inspection on Sep 28, 2026 in Virginia • Carrier: EZZELL TRUCKING INC (USDOT 171171) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89129489
Date:
Sep 28, 2026
State:
Virginia
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SUFFOLK VA
Carrier (USDOT):
EZZELL TRUCKING INC (171171)
Operating authority:
MC121834
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AKB572 (KS)

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 10.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.44 violations per inspection across 222 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Virginia
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 2,903 Level 2 inspections in Virginia during 2026
vs typical at SUFFOLK VA
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 568 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 620,869 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
77%
53 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
11
1 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
19
7 violations · 3 OOS · 0.37 per inspection
Prior 365 days
53
20 violations · 7 OOS · 0.38 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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKZDP9X1TJ231139 KS AKB572 KENWORTH T880 2026 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TDH4222XMB169275 ME 5395802 TIMPTE, INC Timpte 2021 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 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
89032626 Sep 18, 2026 NC L3 ENFIELD NC 0 —
89031295 Sep 18, 2026 NC L3 KENLY NC 0 —
88989910 Sep 14, 2026 NC L3 CURRIE NC 0 —
89016028 Sep 11, 2026 VA L3 SUFFOLK VA 0 —
88967615 Sep 11, 2026 NC L3 WILMINGTON NC 0 —
88958248 Sep 10, 2026 NC L2 CHOCOWINITY NC 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86704699 Dec 31, 2025 VA L3 1TDH4222XMB169275 OOS
79565971 Sep 1, 2023 VA L3 1TDH4222XMB169275 OOS

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