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Roadside Inspection 85289589

Roadside inspection on Jul 21, 2025 in South Carolina • Carrier: MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD (USDOT 74432) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85289589
Date:
Jul 21, 2025
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WEST COLUMBIA SC
Carrier (USDOT):
MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD (74432)
Operating authority:
MC103798
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3287330 (IN)

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 20.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.57 violations per inspection across 7,106 prior records
vs Level 2 median in South Carolina
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 13,173 Level 2 inspections in South Carolina during 2025
vs typical at WEST COLUMBIA SC
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 843 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
3
2 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)
62%
2700 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
267
151 violations · 25 OOS
Prior 90 days
768
400 violations · 50 OOS · 0.52 per inspection
Prior 365 days
2700
1527 violations · 216 OOS · 0.57 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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X3PJ216951 IN 3287330 KENWORTH T680 2023 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2532L6925302 IN P790727 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2020 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-ATIS Tire connected to an operable atis has a noticeable leak (e.g. can be heard or felt) specific to the tread area and atis is able to maintain inflation pressure gr 8 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LHWS Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 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
85885561 Sep 19, 2025 MN L2 ERSKINE MN 1 OOS
85885296 Sep 19, 2025 GA L3 CARROLLTON GA 1 —
85868863 Sep 19, 2025 MI L2 COLDWATER SCALE 2 —
85838344 Sep 19, 2025 VA L3 PETERSBURG VA 0 —
85837882 Sep 19, 2025 AR L3 FORDYCE AR 0 —
85834039 Sep 19, 2025 FL L3 GRAND RIDGE FL 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89340969 Oct 21, 2026 CA L1 1UYVS2532L6925302 —
87203431 Mar 3, 2026 IL L3 1UYVS2532L6925302 —
86262183 Nov 4, 2025 IN L2 1XKYD49X3PJ216951 —
85988355 Oct 7, 2025 TN L1 1XKYD49X3PJ216951 —
84857661 Jun 2, 2025 TN L2 1XKYD49X3PJ216951 —
79754814 Sep 25, 2023 FL L3 1XKYD49X3PJ216951 —

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