Roadside Inspection 81306706

Roadside inspection on Apr 9, 2024 in South Carolina • Carrier: THE BUILDING CENTER INC (USDOT 418270) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
3
38% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81306706
Date:
Apr 9, 2024
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-77 NB YORK COUNTY
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4700 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
MN5544 (NC)

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 33.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.84 violations per inspection across 51 prior records
vs Level 1 median in South Carolina
8
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 7,260 Level 1 inspections in South Carolina during 2024
vs typical at I-77 NB YORK COUNTY
8
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,683 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
8
7 more than the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
54%
50 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
2
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
6 violations · 2 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
50
42 violations · 12 OOS · 0.84 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

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJAVDV0FLGR4576 NC MN5544 WESTERN STAR 4700 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1L9RD42242C094039 NC AM56999 LAKESIDE TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Ticket: Truss
2002

Violations Cited

8 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
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
81685531 May 22, 2024 NC L3 I40 0
81671587 May 20, 2024 NC L2 US601 0
81495685 Apr 30, 2024 NC L3 0
81495619 Apr 30, 2024 NC L1 US421 SOUTH BOUND EXIT 276 1
81281035 Apr 5, 2024 NC L3 0
81106029 Mar 14, 2024 SC L3 YORK CNTY SECONDARY ROADS 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85985335 Oct 1, 2025 GA L3 1L9RD42242C094039
81044289 Mar 4, 2024 US L1 1L9RD42242C094039

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