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Roadside Inspection 83856366

Roadside inspection on Feb 12, 2025 in South Carolina • Carrier: BUTLER'S EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3034345) • Vehicle: PETERBILT 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 #:
83856366
Date:
Feb 12, 2025
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BAMBERG SC
Operating authority:
MC41159
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A000040 (SC)

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 13.

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
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 13,173 Level 2 inspections in South Carolina during 2025
vs typical at BAMBERG SC
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 45 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 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 393.110B3-C (Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet., severity weight 3). (393.110B3-C)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DR9X5PD327915 SC A000040 PETERBILT 379 2023 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5JYFC4824HED01629 SC 72502PT PITTS TRAILERS
Ticket: Dorsey Tra
— 2017 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.110B3-C Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.118D-CDL Dressed Lumber - Improper Securement of bundles transported using more than one tier. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.104B-C Cargo - Damaged securement devices/tiedowns 1 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
83109479 Nov 7, 2024 SC L2 1XP5DR9X5PD327915 OOS

Carrier booking & risk tools

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