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Roadside Inspection 89259804

Roadside inspection on Oct 14, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: BAKER TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 4121773) • 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 #:
89259804
Date:
Oct 14, 2026
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MARS HILL NC
Operating authority:
MC212528
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A008539 (SC)

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 6.

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 0.58 violations per inspection across 138 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Carolina
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 26,397 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2026
vs typical at MARS HILL NC
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 162 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 632,296 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)
53%
40 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
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
11
8 violations · 2 OOS · 0.73 per inspection
Prior 365 days
40
24 violations · 6 OOS · 0.60 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 393.11A1-LSLMWR (Lighting - Stop lamps - Both missing when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.11A1-LSLMWR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR1SSWD6618 SC A008539 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2025 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1PT01JAH1Y6013453 SC 10379PT TRAILMOBILE
Ticket: Trim
Trailmobile Trailer 2000 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.11A1-LSLMWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both missing when required to be on. 6 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
89211725 Oct 8, 2026 NC L1 MOCKSVILLE NC 1 —
89208171 Oct 8, 2026 NC L3 ST. PAULS NC 0 —
89031363 Sep 18, 2026 NC L3 ST. PAULS NC 0 —
88825793 Aug 27, 2026 SC L3 FORT LAWN SC 0 —
88800211 Aug 25, 2026 SC L1 FAIR PLAY SC 3 —
88735402 Aug 17, 2026 NC L2 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86685611 Dec 31, 2025 NC L2 3AKJHHDR1SSWD6618 OOS
84945113 Jun 11, 2025 TN L3 3AKJHHDR1SSWD6618 —
84078469 Mar 6, 2025 NC L3 3AKJHHDR1SSWD6618 —
83916554 Feb 19, 2025 SC L3 3AKJHHDR1SSWD6618 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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