Roadside Inspection 81483382

Roadside inspection on Apr 30, 2024 in South Carolina • Carrier: HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL CO INC (USDOT 337355) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81483382
Date:
Apr 30, 2024
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-26 EB ROADSIDE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XC660A (FL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 8.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.67 violations per inspection across 24 prior records
vs Level 2 median in South Carolina
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 14,167 Level 2 inspections in South Carolina during 2024
vs typical at I-26 EB ROADSIDE
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,561 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
4
3 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)
61%
23 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
4
6 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
11 violations · 1 OOS · 1.10 per inspection
Prior 365 days
23
16 violations · 1 OOS · 0.70 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 (Brake tubing and hose adequacy, severity weight 4). (393.45)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGEDV0GLHC4807 FL XC660A FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJF452F3YS571888 FL QB67ED FRUEHUAF
Ticket: Wabash National
Fruehuaf 2000

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.23 Required lamp not powered by vehicle electric 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance
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
81942031 Jun 18, 2024 FL L2 BOWLING GREEN FL 3
81889658 Jun 14, 2024 MS L2 OLIVE BRANCH SCALE US 78 EAST 0
81763787 May 31, 2024 US L1 SEFFNER FL 0
82972966 May 30, 2024 FL L2 OAKLAND PARK FL 3
81610253 May 9, 2024 GA L3 LAVONIA GA 0
81464950 Apr 23, 2024 FL L2 GOTHA FL 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86817144 Jan 16, 2026 NC L2 1JJF452F3YS571888
85306810 Jul 23, 2025 NC L2 1FUJGEDV0GLHC4807
85306810 Jul 23, 2025 NC L2 1JJF452F3YS571888
78968441 Jun 21, 2023 SC L3 1FUJGEDV0GLHC4807

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Recent activity at I-26 EB ROADSIDE

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