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Roadside Inspection 82927957

Roadside inspection on Oct 17, 2024 in South Carolina • Carrier: SMITH TRUCKING INC (USDOT 264036) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER 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 #:
82927957
Date:
Oct 17, 2024
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ST GEORGE SC
Carrier (USDOT):
SMITH TRUCKING INC (264036)
Operating authority:
MC178789
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A003611 (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 8.

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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.13 violations per inspection across 80 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

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)
28%
53 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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.40 per inspection
Prior 365 days
53
62 violations · 12 OOS · 1.17 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (2 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.13 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHLDV9RDVG8499 SC A003611 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5HTSN4229J7610029 SC 99933PT HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL Heil Trailer International 2018 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 1-2500 lbs over on an axle/axle groups. 8 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
83466011 Dec 13, 2024 IA L3 — 1 —
83340766 Dec 5, 2024 SC L3 RICHBURG SC 0 —
83305322 Dec 4, 2024 SC L2 ST MATTHEWS SC 2 OOS
83302235 Dec 3, 2024 SC L2 COLUMBIA SC 1 OOS
83264356 Nov 27, 2024 SC L1 KINARDS SC 1 —
83259647 Nov 26, 2024 SC L3 PROSPERITY SC 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89097511 Sep 25, 2026 NC L1 5HTSN4229J7610029 —
87088027 Feb 18, 2026 NC L1 3AKJHLDV9RDVG8499 OOS

Carrier booking & risk tools

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