Roadside Inspection 81483424

Roadside inspection on Apr 30, 2024 in South Carolina • Carrier: BLS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 503577) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81483424
Date:
Apr 30, 2024
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-26 EB SPARTANBURG COUNTY
Carrier (USDOT):
BLS TRUCKING INC (503577)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PWV3139 (OH)

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 14.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.96 violations per inspection across 212 prior records
vs Level 1 median in South Carolina
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 7,260 Level 1 inspections in South Carolina during 2024
vs typical at I-26 EB SPARTANBURG COUNTY
4
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 155 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
4
3 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)
50%
201 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
17
14 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
52
34 violations · 10 OOS · 0.65 per inspection
Prior 365 days
201
189 violations · 38 OOS · 0.94 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 1FUJC5DV0PHUH7946 OH PWV3139 FREIGHTLINER M2 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7KYFB4524NED31806 OH TRU6107 DORSEY Dorsey 2022

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
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
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 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
82006780 Jun 27, 2024 NJ L3 HERBERTSVILLE CVI 0
81932575 Jun 21, 2024 SC L2 I-20 WB ROADSIDE 5 OOS
81966740 Jun 20, 2024 CO L2 FRASER CO 0
82043447 Jun 18, 2024 PA L3 WHITE HAVEN PA 0
81930998 Jun 18, 2024 NY L2 FISHKILL DOT RESIDENCY 0
81876764 Jun 14, 2024 NC L2 ROADSIDE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87706493 Apr 27, 2026 MD L2 1FUJC5DV0PHUH7946
84778883 May 22, 2025 FL L3 7KYFB4524NED31806
81409096 Apr 18, 2024 NC L3 1FUJC5DV0PHUH7946
81409096 Apr 18, 2024 NC L3 7KYFB4524NED31806
79304507 Aug 1, 2023 SC L2 1FUJC5DV0PHUH7946

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