Roadside Inspection 80403183

Roadside inspection on Dec 14, 2023 in South Carolina • Carrier: FEPCO CONTAINER INC (USDOT 649351) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80403183
Date:
Dec 14, 2023
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
I-85 SB ROADSIDE
Carrier (USDOT):
FEPCO CONTAINER INC (649351)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
C566EK (GA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hazardous Materials, 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 this carrier's typical
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.91 violations per inspection across 33 prior records
vs Level 2 median in South Carolina
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 12,243 Level 2 inspections in South Carolina during 2023
vs typical at I-85 SB ROADSIDE
5
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 2,092 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
5
4 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
36%
33 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
7
5 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
13
20 violations · 2 OOS · 1.54 per inspection
Prior 365 days
33
63 violations · 8 OOS · 1.91 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 393.45(b)(2) (Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking, severity weight 4). (393.45(b)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGEDV3FLGH6623 GA C566EK FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0622MB120053 ME 2592730 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1991

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
172.502(a)(1) Prohibited placarding 5 Hazardous Materials
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance

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
80796581 Jan 31, 2024 FL L2 JASPER FL 2 OOS
80738220 Jan 24, 2024 GA L3 PALMETTO GA 2
80651258 Jan 12, 2024 FL L2 JASPER FL 2 OOS
80573501 Jan 2, 2024 GA L3 ATLANTA GA 0
80342498 Dec 7, 2023 MS L3 3
80311051 Dec 5, 2023 NC L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87497732 Apr 3, 2026 GA L3 1FUJGEDV3FLGH6623
85838442 Sep 22, 2025 SC L2 1FUJGEDV3FLGH6623 OOS
84152509 Mar 11, 2025 GA L3 1FUJGEDV3FLGH6623

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