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Roadside Inspection 88592676

Roadside inspection on Aug 3, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: A L LOWDER INC (USDOT 808765) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88592676
Date:
Aug 3, 2026
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COLUMBIA SC
Carrier (USDOT):
A L LOWDER INC (808765)
Operating authority:
MC663692
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
LV9011 (NC)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 19.

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 0.25 violations per inspection across 12 prior records
vs Level 2 median in South Carolina
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 8,256 Level 2 inspections in South Carolina during 2026
vs typical at COLUMBIA SC
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 791 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 688,164 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 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 365 days
2
2 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 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 383.51A-LCDLRSWD (License (CDL) - A person required to have a CLP or CDL who is disqualified must not drive a CMV., severity weight 8). (383.51A-LCDLRSWD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJAEAV14PM87251 NC LV9011 WESTERN STAR 4900 2004 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5C2BB37B05M004675 NC AL30607 CLEMENT INDUSTRIES Clement 2005 —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.51A-LCDLRSWD License (CDL) - A person required to have a CLP or CDL who is disqualified must not drive a CMV. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
391.41APC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency 1 Driver Fitness OOS
390.21TB1-MC Operating a CMV without legal name or trade name displayed. — 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
88611056 Aug 5, 2026 SC L3 — 1 —

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