Roadside Inspection 85478683
Roadside inspection on Aug 13, 2025 in South Carolina • Carrier: ARMSTRONG TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2448565) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 85478683
- Date:
- Aug 13, 2025
- State:
- South Carolina
- Level:
- Level II — Walk-Around
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 2
- Violations:
- 5
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- LEXINGTON SC
- Carrier (USDOT):
- ARMSTRONG TRANSPORTATION LLC (2448565)
- Operating authority:
- MC845086
- Vehicle:
- FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
- Plate:
- TE9073 (NC)
- VIN:
- 3AKJGLDR7LSLJ4075
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
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How this compares
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Carrier trend at this moment
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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 | 3AKJGLDR7LSLJ4075 | NC TE9073 | FREIGHTLINER | Cascadia | 2020 | — |
| 2 | SEMI-TRAILER | 1UYVS2530DU610219 | NC DC57398 | UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER | Utility Trailer Manufacturer | 2013 | — |
Violations Cited
5 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 |
| 393.75A3-TAOL | Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. | 8 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.9A-LTSI | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.55E-B | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9A-LIL | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85491842 | Aug 14, 2025 | SC | L3 | WELLFORD SC | 0 | — |
| 84991991 | Jun 18, 2025 | SC | L3 | ANDERSON SC | 1 | — |
Other inspections of these vehicles
History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.
| Inspection | Date | State | Level | VIN | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88941114 | Sep 9, 2026 | NC | L2 | 3AKJGLDR7LSLJ4075 | — |
| 87237376 | Mar 6, 2026 | SC | L3 | 3AKJGLDR7LSLJ4075 | — |
| 82936141 | Oct 18, 2024 | SC | L1 | 3AKJGLDR7LSLJ4075 | OOS |
| 81006562 | Dec 8, 2023 | SD | L1 | 1UYVS2530DU610219 | — |
| 79891598 | Sep 29, 2023 | MO | L3 | 3AKJGLDR7LSLJ4075 | — |
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