Roadside Inspection 88368699
Roadside inspection on Jul 9, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: MODEL FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 3308332) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 88368699
- Date:
- Jul 9, 2026
- State:
- South Carolina
- Level:
- Level II — Walk-Around
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 2
- Violations:
- 15
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- ANDERSON SC
- Carrier (USDOT):
- MODEL FREIGHT LLC (3308332)
- Vehicle:
- FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
- Plate:
- C490EX (GA)
- VIN:
- 1FUJGLBG9DSBE4076
What this inspection means
The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.
Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 63.
Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a more severe than typical result.
Severity context
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How this compares
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Carrier trend at this moment
How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?
This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.9× their typical violation rate (29 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 2.02 per inspection).
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 393.75A1-TFSMF (Tires - Front, sidewall is cut/worn/damaged exposing ply cord., severity weight 8). (393.75A1-TFSMF)
Units Inspected
2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.
| Seq | Type | VIN | Plate | Make | Model | Year | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1FUJGLBG9DSBE4076 | GA C490EX | FREIGHTLINER | Cascadia | 2013 | — |
| 2 | SEMI-TRAILER | 1UYVS2533CP403563 | WA 07535AC | UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER | Utility Trailer Manufacturer | 2012 | — |
Violations Cited
15 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.
| Code | Description | Severity Wt | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393.75A1-TFSMF | Tires - Front, sidewall is cut/worn/damaged exposing ply cord. | 8 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.75A3-TAOL | Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. | 8 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.207F-SLAS | Suspension - Leaking 3 PSI in 5 minutes. | 7 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9A-LFTSI | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.45B2-B-AIR | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.55C1-B | Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997, not equipped with an ABS system. System does not function or indicates a fault. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.55E-B | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 396.17C-PI | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 396.3A1-BALAC | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 396.3A1-BALR | Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.11A1-CSURR | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 1997. | 3 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.70B2-CDKPE | Coupling - Kingpin not properly engaged. | 3 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.95F | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. | 2 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 395.22G-ELDMFV | HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal driving position. | 1 | Hours of Service | — |
| 395.22H4-ELDBRODS | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status and other related information for a minimum of 8 days. | 1 | Hours of Service | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88272551 | Jun 29, 2026 | PA | L2 | — | 6 | — |
| 88206350 | Jun 21, 2026 | PA | L3 | — | 3 | — |
| 87997611 | May 27, 2026 | WI | L1 | — | 10 | OOS |
| 87958447 | May 24, 2026 | NC | L3 | — | 0 | — |
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How to use this inspection record
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- Review every cited violation code. Click through each violation code in the table below to read the underlying FMCSR section. The severity weight column tells you which citations carry the most weight in the SMS scoring algorithm.
- Check the OOS flags. An OOS order was issued. The Vehicle OOS / Driver OOS badges at the top of this page tell you which side of the cab triggered it; until the cited defects were corrected, the carrier could not legally continue operating.
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Recent activity at ANDERSON SC
Other carriers inspected here recently.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 87722632 | Apr 30, 2026 | POPE TRANSPORT INC | 1 | — |
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