Roadside Inspection 88487464

Roadside inspection on Jul 21, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: THE HALES COMPANY (USDOT 385306) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88487464
Date:
Jul 21, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHAPIN SC
Carrier (USDOT):
THE HALES COMPANY (385306)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AKB557 (AR)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 5.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.91 violations per inspection across 46 prior records
vs Level 3 median in South Carolina
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 19,681 Level 3 inspections in South Carolina during 2026
vs typical at CHAPIN SC
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 726 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 570,722 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
55%
11 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
1
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
4 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
10 violations · 1 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 395.8A1-HOSP (HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed., severity weight 5). (395.8A1-HOSP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKZP4TX9TJ227922 AR AKB557 KENWORTH T880 2026
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1N9C62H3XN1012051 NC DC83564 NELSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY Nelson Manufacturing Company 2022

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service OOS
390.21TE2IV-D Driver - Operate a rented CMV without rental agreement on-board vehicle. General/Admin

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
88456537 Jul 17, 2026 VA L3 3
88053693 Jun 5, 2026 NC L3 0

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