Roadside Inspection 88614343

Roadside inspection on Aug 5, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: VARIETY WHOLESALERS INC (USDOT 91569) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
1
14% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88614343
Date:
Aug 5, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHAPIN SC
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT62F TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
TD8790 (NC)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 28.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.77 violations per inspection across 317 prior records
vs Level 1 median in South Carolina
7
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 2,730 Level 1 inspections in South Carolina during 2026
vs typical at CHAPIN SC
7
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 1 median
7
6 more than the median (1)
Compared to 403,278 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
61%
107 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
10
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
24
5 violations · 1 OOS · 0.21 per inspection
Prior 365 days
107
79 violations · 14 OOS · 0.74 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (5 violations across 24 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.77 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDZAPR1PN333172 NC TD8790 INTERNATIONAL LT62F 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAP06264K258841 NC PT81070 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2004

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.47A-BCLMBD Drum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
88736964 Aug 19, 2026 NC L3 1
88742931 Aug 18, 2026 TN L1 3 OOS
88600774 Aug 4, 2026 NC L3 0
88532198 Jul 28, 2026 MI L2 MONROE SCALE N/B 1
88510307 Jul 24, 2026 NC L1 0
88473531 Jul 21, 2026 NC L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82539093 Aug 30, 2024 OH L1 3HSDZAPR1PN333172
78486816 Apr 29, 2023 NC L3 3HSDZAPR1PN333172

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