Roadside Inspection 84571809

Roadside inspection on Apr 30, 2025 in South Carolina • Carrier: BLS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 503577) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84571809
Date:
Apr 30, 2025
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SAINT GEORGE SC
Carrier (USDOT):
BLS TRUCKING INC (503577)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PWM4016 (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 11.

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 this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.88 violations per inspection across 394 prior records
vs Level 2 median in South Carolina
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 13,173 Level 2 inspections in South Carolina during 2025
vs typical at SAINT GEORGE SC
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 584 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
2
1 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
57%
182 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
15 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
46
26 violations · 3 OOS · 0.57 per inspection
Prior 365 days
182
145 violations · 21 OOS · 0.80 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJC5DV5LDMF1939 OH PWM4016 FREIGHTLINER M2 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYFS2454GA564505 TN 602559T UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2016

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.132C-CHVE Flattened/Crushed Vehicles - Improper securement of flattened or crushed vehicles. 3 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
85162278 Jun 26, 2025 GA L3 CARTERSVILLE GA 0
85109620 Jun 26, 2025 NY L2 SLATE HILL NY 0
85034677 Jun 23, 2025 OH L2 MORRISTOWN OH 2 OOS
84999026 Jun 20, 2025 SC L3 FORT MILL SC 0
85023231 Jun 17, 2025 NY L3 CHESTER NY 1
84925190 Jun 10, 2025 PA L2 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86346653 Nov 7, 2025 SC L2 1UYFS2454GA564505 OOS
85334703 Jul 25, 2025 SC L2 1UYFS2454GA564505 OOS
84414999 Apr 14, 2025 SC L2 3AKJC5DV5LDMF1939 OOS
84216561 Mar 25, 2025 MO L3 1UYFS2454GA564505
81100802 Mar 7, 2024 GA L3 3AKJC5DV5LDMF1939

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