Roadside Inspection 79853174

Roadside inspection on Oct 5, 2023 in South Carolina • Carrier: SUNSET XPRESS LLC (USDOT 1412509) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79853174
Date:
Oct 5, 2023
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-20 WB ROADSIDE
Carrier (USDOT):
SUNSET XPRESS LLC (1412509)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
26309PZ (VA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

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

Compared to the median Level 3 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 this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.55 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 3 median in South Carolina
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 19,541 Level 3 inspections in South Carolina during 2023
vs typical at I-20 WB ROADSIDE
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 431 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
3
3 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,721 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
45%
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
3
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
3 violations · 0 OOS · 0.43 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
6 violations · 1 OOS · 0.55 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 395.3(a)(3)(i) (Requiring or permitting a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle driver to drive more than 11 hours, severity weight 0). (395.3(a)(3)(i))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9TH3EN169155 VA 26309PZ VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1DW1A5326GB642629 VA 277530TM STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers 2016

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
395.3(a)(3)(i) Requiring or permitting a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle driver to drive more than 11 hours Hours of Service OOS
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status 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
80159209 Nov 14, 2023 NC L2 4
80039692 Oct 29, 2023 TN L3 1
79914553 Oct 16, 2023 MD L2 0
79944509 Oct 13, 2023 IN L2 US 35 NJ 0
79802590 Sep 30, 2023 MD L2 ALLEGANY COUNTY 1
79758222 Sep 25, 2023 KY L3 LONDON 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87886340 May 18, 2026 PA L3 1DW1A5326GB642629
82224556 Jul 26, 2024 MD L2 4V4NC9TH3EN169155
82224556 Jul 26, 2024 MD L2 1DW1A5326GB642629
79914553 Oct 16, 2023 MD L2 4V4NC9TH3EN169155
79914553 Oct 16, 2023 MD L2 1DW1A5326GB642629
79726559 Sep 21, 2023 AL L2 4V4NC9TH3EN169155
79726559 Sep 21, 2023 AL L2 1DW1A5326GB642629
79290600 Jul 24, 2023 VA L3 1DW1A5326GB642629

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