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Roadside Inspection 85647520

Roadside inspection on Aug 29, 2025 in South Carolina • Carrier: CARPIE LLC (USDOT 4426117) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
3
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85647520
Date:
Aug 29, 2025
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LEXINGTON SC
Carrier (USDOT):
CARPIE LLC (4426117)
Operating authority:
MC1740905
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
50C03HY (AL)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 38.

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
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 7,419 Level 1 inspections in South Carolina during 2025
vs typical at LEXINGTON SC
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,878 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
6
5 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 395.8E-HOSPD (HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain:, severity weight 7). (395.8E-HOSPD)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALACWFC3KDKN7040 AL 50C03HY FREIGHTLINER M2 2019 —

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E-HOSPCDOOS HOS (Property) - Co-driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain: 7 Hours of Service —
395.8E-HOSPD HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
85737387 Sep 9, 2025 PA L2 — 2 —
85362183 Jul 30, 2025 WY L1 — 7 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88666342 Aug 11, 2026 ME L3 3ALACWFC3KDKN7040 —
87584435 Apr 13, 2026 AR L1 3ALACWFC3KDKN7040 —
85737387 Sep 9, 2025 PA L2 3ALACWFC3KDKN7040 —
85362183 Jul 30, 2025 WY L1 3ALACWFC3KDKN7040 OOS

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