Roadside Inspection 80917054

Roadside inspection on Feb 21, 2024 in South Carolina • Carrier: ARD TIMBER CO INC (USDOT 2130363) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80917054
Date:
Feb 21, 2024
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US 378 FLORENCE COUNTY
Carrier (USDOT):
ARD TIMBER CO INC (2130363)
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P560584 (SC)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

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

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.67 violations per inspection across 12 prior records
vs Level 3 median in South Carolina
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 27,009 Level 3 inspections in South Carolina during 2024
vs typical at US 378 FLORENCE COUNTY
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 106 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
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
0%
12 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
1
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
18 violations · 2 OOS · 4.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
12
44 violations · 4 OOS · 3.67 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KKXAMBD5JPJU2418 SC P560584 WESTERN STAR 4900 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5JYLP4027DP131166 SC UP23020 PITTS TRAILERS Pitts Trailers 2013

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
81154225 Mar 20, 2024 SC L3 US 301 FLORENCE COUNTY 1
81039915 Mar 5, 2024 SC L2 US 521 GEORGETOWN COUNTY 4
80813815 Feb 8, 2024 SC L2 US 521 GEORGETOWN COUNTY 3
80638174 Jan 17, 2024 SC L2 US 521 WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY 3
80591190 Jan 11, 2024 SC L2 US 521 GEORGETOWN COUNTY 7 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87794105 May 6, 2026 SC L3 5JYLP4027DP131166
86928856 Jan 29, 2026 SC L3 5JYLP4027DP131166
86775160 Jan 13, 2026 SC L3 5KKXAMBD5JPJU2418
86561844 Dec 10, 2025 SC L3 5JYLP4027DP131166
81795135 Jun 5, 2024 SC L3 5KKXAMBD5JPJU2418
80591190 Jan 11, 2024 SC L2 5KKXAMBD5JPJU2418 OOS
79804776 Oct 2, 2023 SC L3 5KKXAMBD5JPJU2418
79795066 Sep 29, 2023 SC L3 5KKXAMBD5JPJU2418

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