Roadside Inspection 82498228

Roadside inspection on Aug 27, 2024 in South Carolina • Carrier: MLM TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC (USDOT 879305) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
3
60% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82498228
Date:
Aug 27, 2024
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-26 WB BERKELEY COUNTY
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
A478581 (MS)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 16.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.74 violations per inspection across 27 prior records
vs Level 1 median in South Carolina
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 7,260 Level 1 inspections in South Carolina during 2024
vs typical at I-26 WB BERKELEY COUNTY
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 164 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
5
4 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)
20%
20 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
7 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
13 violations · 2 OOS · 2.60 per inspection
Prior 365 days
20
32 violations · 4 OOS · 1.60 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 383.23(a)(2) (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23(a)(2))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3AKJHHDR8KSKG0970 MS A478581 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2019

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
82962508 Oct 22, 2024 SC L3 NORTH CHARLESTON SC 0
82900548 Oct 7, 2024 TX L1 3
82643937 Sep 12, 2024 SC L2 I-26 WB DORCHESTER COUNTY 1
82632390 Sep 11, 2024 SC L1 I-26 WB DORCHESTER COUNTY 4
82596671 Sep 5, 2024 SC L1 I-26 EB DORCHESTER COUNTY 11 OOS
82522158 Aug 28, 2024 SC L1 I-26 WB BERKELEY COUNTY 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88267601 Jun 27, 2026 FL L2 3AKJHHDR8KSKG0970 OOS

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