Roadside Inspection 85541198

Roadside inspection on Aug 20, 2025 in South Carolina • Carrier: EPES TRANSPORT SYSTEM LLC (USDOT 120195) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85541198
Date:
Aug 20, 2025
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LEXINGTON SC
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3194990 (IN)

What this inspection means

3 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 17.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 0.56 violations per inspection across 1,972 prior records
vs Level 3 median in South Carolina
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 33,883 Level 3 inspections in South Carolina during 2025
vs typical at LEXINGTON SC
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,761 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
3
3 more than the median (0)
Compared to 1,066,282 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 6.5%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
62%
785 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
68
23 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
180
81 violations · 16 OOS · 0.45 per inspection
Prior 365 days
785
457 violations · 84 OOS · 0.58 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR4NSNH0456 IN 3194990 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D9RL505515 TN 463405T WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2024

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLIFTA State/Local Laws - State tax/International Fuel Tax (IFTA) violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-INAT Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving. 5 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit. 4 Unsafe Driving

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
86092209 Oct 17, 2025 LA L2 EUNICE LA 1 OOS
86080287 Oct 17, 2025 NC L1 0
86091646 Oct 16, 2025 US L1 MIDDLETOWN DE 0
86089098 Oct 16, 2025 SC L3 MARION SC 0
86088968 Oct 16, 2025 GA L3 LITHONIA GA 0
86069355 Oct 16, 2025 NC L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84633359 May 9, 2025 TN L1 3AKJHHDR4NSNH0456
81657063 May 18, 2024 SC L3 3AKJHHDR4NSNH0456
80203892 Nov 20, 2023 MS L3 3AKJHHDR4NSNH0456

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