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Roadside Inspection 80889936

Roadside inspection on Feb 16, 2024 in South Carolina • Carrier: KERNS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 328429) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80889936
Date:
Feb 16, 2024
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SC 901 YORK COUNTY
Carrier (USDOT):
KERNS TRUCKING INC (328429)
Operating authority:
MC111268
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A000320 (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 20.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2024, 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 0.47 violations per inspection across 87 prior records
vs Level 2 median in South Carolina
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 14,167 Level 2 inspections in South Carolina during 2024
vs typical at SC 901 YORK COUNTY
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 31 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 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
67%
87 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
6
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
17
6 violations · 1 OOS · 0.35 per inspection
Prior 365 days
87
41 violations · 4 OOS · 0.47 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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1NKZXKTX3RJ347108 SC A000320 KENWORTH T880 2024 —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
81350775 Apr 15, 2024 NC L2 — 0 —
81350510 Apr 15, 2024 NC L3 US 74B 0 —
81350585 Apr 12, 2024 NC L3 — 0 —
81319491 Apr 10, 2024 SC L2 US 601 CHESTERFIELD COUNTY 0 —
81318489 Apr 9, 2024 NC L1 — 0 —
81306781 Apr 9, 2024 SC L3 SC 49 UNION COUNTY 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89259533 Oct 14, 2026 NC L1 1NKZXKTX3RJ347108 —
87341623 Mar 19, 2026 SC L2 1NKZXKTX3RJ347108 —
80813863 Feb 9, 2024 SC L3 1NKZXKTX3RJ347108 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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