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Roadside Inspection 89260084

Roadside inspection on Oct 14, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: ARDS TRUCKING COMPANY INC (USDOT 63366) • 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 #:
89260084
Date:
Oct 14, 2026
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HICKORY NC
Operating authority:
MC145794
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT625 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P783118 (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 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 0.59 violations per inspection across 782 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Carolina
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 27,408 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2026
vs typical at HICKORY NC
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 342 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 664,190 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)
66%
193 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
15
11 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
42
28 violations · 9 OOS · 0.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
193
99 violations · 24 OOS · 0.51 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 3HSDZAPR8MN238152 SC P783118 INTERNATIONAL LT625 2021 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D9NL291247 TN 199866T WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2022 —

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
89292794 Oct 16, 2026 TN L3 MOHAWK TN 0 —
89283589 Oct 16, 2026 SC L1 PROSPERITY SC 0 —
89237795 Oct 12, 2026 NC L1 ELLERBE NC 0 —
89213334 Oct 8, 2026 KY L1 LONDON KY 5 OOS
89228682 Oct 7, 2026 WV L3 GALLAGHER WV 1 —
89189064 Oct 6, 2026 MI L3 MI 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86220485 Nov 3, 2025 SC L3 3HSDZAPR8MN238152 —
86151727 Oct 22, 2025 SC L3 3HSDZAPR8MN238152 —
81601697 May 14, 2024 SC L2 3HSDZAPR8MN238152 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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