Roadside Inspection 79084695

Roadside inspection on Jul 7, 2023 in South Carolina • Carrier: RUAL TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1712637) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
2
29% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79084695
Date:
Jul 7, 2023
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-85 NB ANDERSON COUNTY
Carrier (USDOT):
RUAL TRUCKING INC (1712637)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R560186 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 19.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2023, 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 Level 2 median in South Carolina
7
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 12,243 Level 2 inspections in South Carolina during 2023
vs typical at I-85 NB ANDERSON COUNTY
7
Heavier than station median (2)
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
7
6 more than the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9X7FD257064 TX R560186 PETERBILT 579 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS253XEP865167 ME 258312E UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2014

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8(f)(1) Driver’s record of duty status not current 5 Hours of Service
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
395.22(h)(4) Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids 1 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
79332614 Jul 31, 2023 TX L2 4 OOS
78924209 Jun 13, 2023 TX L3 0
78695541 May 17, 2023 TX L1 IH 20 EASTBOUND TERRELL 5
78595032 May 8, 2023 NM L2 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88720638 Aug 17, 2026 SC L2 1UYVS253XEP865167 OOS
86729407 Jan 6, 2026 TX L1 1UYVS253XEP865167 OOS
80216394 Nov 19, 2023 KS L2 1XPBDP9X7FD257064
79830260 Sep 9, 2023 NM L2 1XPBDP9X7FD257064 OOS
78695541 May 17, 2023 TX L1 1UYVS253XEP865167

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