Roadside Inspection 87965156

Roadside inspection on May 27, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: BLALARK TRUCKING AND CONTRACTING INC (USDOT 2290005) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
87965156
Date:
May 27, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GASTON SC
Operating authority:
MC877742
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
VW5221 (NC)

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 16.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.21 violations per inspection across 42 prior records
vs Level 2 median in South Carolina
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 7,248 Level 2 inspections in South Carolina during 2026
vs typical at GASTON SC
5
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 257 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 597,431 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
28%
25 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
5
4 violations · 0 OOS · 0.80 per inspection
Prior 365 days
25
31 violations · 4 OOS · 1.24 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 393.45B2-BHTD (Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply., severity weight 4). (393.45B2-BHTD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EGXJN888224 NC VW5221 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1C93440266S770981 ME 5624650 CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SPECIALISTS
Ticket: Unknown
CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SPECIALISTS 2006

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 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-LCL Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative. 2 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
88199067 Jun 19, 2026 SC L3 1
87460080 Mar 31, 2026 NC L2 0
87448100 Mar 31, 2026 SC L3 FORT MILL SC 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85493652 Aug 13, 2025 NC L3 1C93440266S770981
85493652 Aug 13, 2025 NC L3 4V4NC9EGXJN888224
85305622 Jul 24, 2025 SC L3 4V4NC9EGXJN888224
82198208 Jul 18, 2024 WI L2 4V4NC9EGXJN888224
80425693 Dec 19, 2023 SC L1 1C93440266S770981 OOS

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