Roadside Inspection 83704075

Roadside inspection on Jan 27, 2025 in South Carolina • Carrier: KENNETH LEE PARKER (USDOT 3613980) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83704075
Date:
Jan 27, 2025
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SPARTANBURG SC
Carrier (USDOT):
KENNETH LEE PARKER (3613980)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
NP5625 (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 28.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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 Level 2 median in South Carolina
6
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 13,173 Level 2 inspections in South Carolina during 2025
vs typical at SPARTANBURG SC
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 404 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
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
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 393.45B2-BHTD (Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply., severity weight 4). (393.45B2-BHTD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLD53FSGG6697 NC NP5625 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2536N2419305 ID TR2429 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2022

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.11A1-LRLM Lighting - Tail lamp - Any missing. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88871647 Sep 1, 2026 MS L2 1UYVS2536N2419305
88871647 Sep 1, 2026 MS L2 3AKJGLD53FSGG6697
83243898 Nov 24, 2024 NC L3 1UYVS2536N2419305
83243898 Nov 24, 2024 NC L3 3AKJGLD53FSGG6697

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