Roadside Inspection 87051149

Roadside inspection on Feb 11, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: PREFERRED PINE STRAW INC (USDOT 854422) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
87051149
Date:
Feb 11, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BLACKVILLE SC
Operating authority:
MC413974
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LF687 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XE340U (FL)

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 14.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, 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 1.22 violations per inspection across 68 prior records
vs Level 2 median in South Carolina
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 7,078 Level 2 inspections in South Carolina during 2026
vs typical at BLACKVILLE SC
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 43 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 577,701 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
48%
23 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
3
7 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
7 violations · 2 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
23
21 violations · 7 OOS · 0.91 per inspection
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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDJAPR8GN289517 FL XE340U INTERNATIONAL LF687 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1DTV1152XSA230622 FL 0611CJ Dorsey Tra

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC 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
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 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
87503579 Apr 3, 2026 SC L3 HARLEYVILLE SC 0
87327388 Mar 17, 2026 FL L3 OCALA FL 0
87148754 Feb 24, 2026 MS L2 NASA EAST 0
87025483 Feb 10, 2026 FL L1 GRAND RIDGE FL 6 OOS
86870749 Jan 21, 2026 FL L2 JASPER FL 1 OOS
86786827 Jan 13, 2026 SC L3 FORT MILL SC 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82162495 Jul 17, 2024 AL L3 3HSDJAPR8GN289517
81552027 May 2, 2024 FL L3 3HSDJAPR8GN289517

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