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Roadside Inspection 85407911

Roadside inspection on Aug 4, 2025 in South Carolina • Carrier: PPS EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2563633) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85407911
Date:
Aug 4, 2025
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LEXINGTON SC
Carrier (USDOT):
PPS EXPRESS LLC (2563633)
Operating authority:
MC897185
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
C279ET (GA)

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 9.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 1 median in South Carolina
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 7,419 Level 1 inspections in South Carolina during 2025
vs typical at LEXINGTON SC
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,601 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 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 1XPBDP9X3GD297823 GA C279ET PETERBILT 579 2016 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1PT01JAHX16000206 OK 3375JM TRAILMOBILE
Ticket: Pullman Tr
Trailmobile Trailer 2001 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45D-BAAL Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 1 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
85045784 Jun 26, 2025 SC L2 ORANGEBURG SC 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82533813 Aug 29, 2024 GA L3 1XPBDP9X3GD297823 —
81843561 Jun 10, 2024 IL L3 1XPBDP9X3GD297823 —
81127562 Mar 18, 2024 SC L1 1XPBDP9X3GD297823 OOS

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