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Roadside Inspection 86102468

Roadside inspection on Oct 20, 2025 in South Carolina • Carrier: NOVOA EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 4392856) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
3
43% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86102468
Date:
Oct 20, 2025
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SUMTER SC
Carrier (USDOT):
NOVOA EXPRESS LLC (4392856)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P917389 (SC)

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 35.

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 Level 2 median in South Carolina
7
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 13,173 Level 2 inspections in South Carolina during 2025
vs typical at SUMTER SC
7
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 210 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
7
6 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
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 393.207A-STBW (Suspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly missing the rubber bushing or the rubber bushing is worn to the extent that the component can be moved by hand along the axis of the component., severity weight 7). (393.207A-STBW)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH0GN945659 SC P917389 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2016 —
2 CRIB LOG TRAILER 1J9G142BX11003957 SC PT58283 JOHN EVANS MANUFACTURING — 2001 —

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207A-STBW Suspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly missing the rubber bushing or the rubber bushing is worn to the extent that the component can be moved by hand along the axis of the component. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11A1-LPLMWR Lighting - Projecting load - Any Lamp on projecting load missing when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. 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
86013884 Oct 10, 2025 SC L2 SUMTER SC 2 —
85859637 Sep 23, 2025 SC L2 MAYESVILLE SC 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86013884 Oct 10, 2025 SC L2 4V4NC9EH0GN945659 —
85859637 Sep 23, 2025 SC L2 1J9G142BX11003957 OOS
85859637 Sep 23, 2025 SC L2 4V4NC9EH0GN945659 OOS

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