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Roadside Inspection 89319898

Roadside inspection on Oct 21, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: PONCE TOWING LLC (USDOT 3078398) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89319898
Date:
Oct 21, 2026
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KITTRELL NC
Carrier (USDOT):
PONCE TOWING LLC (3078398)
Operating authority:
MC074614
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
8GN4959 (MD)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 0.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
3
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 2.84 violations per inspection across 25 prior records
vs Level 1 median in North Carolina
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 13,575 Level 1 inspections in North Carolina during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 503,345 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
9%
11 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
2
5 violations · 1 OOS · 2.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
37 violations · 8 OOS · 3.36 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 392.9BA-INACTIVE (When required to have a USDOT number, operating a commercial motor vehicle with a de-activated or inactive USDOT number., severity weight 0). (392.9BA-INACTIVE)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRKL8GG385755 MD 8GN4959 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2016 —
2 FULL TRAILER 1T9AS5022BB540013 ME 5712074 TAKE 3 TRAILERS INC Take 3 Trailers Inc 2011 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.9AA1 Operating Authority - Motor carrier operating a motor vehicle without the required operating authority. — Unsafe Driving OOS
392.9BA-INACTIVE When required to have a USDOT number, operating a commercial motor vehicle with a de-activated or inactive USDOT number. — Unsafe Driving OOS
395.8H5-HOSM HOS (Manner) - Driver's record of duty status failed to appropriately indicate location and remarks for changes in duty status. Date: — Hours of Service —

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
89332043 Oct 22, 2026 PA L1 PENN TOWNSHIP PA 16 OOS
88979810 Sep 11, 2026 MD L2 BALTIMORE MD 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88369468 Jul 9, 2026 NC L1 3C63RRKL8GG385755 OOS
86838158 Jan 16, 2026 NC L1 3C63RRKL8GG385755 OOS
86383983 Nov 19, 2025 NC L1 3C63RRKL8GG385755 OOS
86383983 Nov 19, 2025 NC L1 1T9AS5022BB540013 OOS
83505734 Dec 27, 2024 NC L1 1T9AS5022BB540013 —
83130356 Nov 8, 2024 VA L1 1T9AS5022BB540013 OOS
83093248 Nov 6, 2024 NC L1 3C63RRKL8GG385755 OOS
82176821 Jul 22, 2024 NC L1 1T9AS5022BB540013 OOS

Carrier booking & risk tools

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