Roadside Inspection 88680790

Roadside inspection on Aug 12, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: MURPHY BROWN LLC (USDOT 1021423) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88680790
Date:
Aug 12, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NICHOLS SC
Carrier (USDOT):
MURPHY BROWN LLC (1021423)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YS8812 (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 24.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.55 violations per inspection across 209 prior records
vs Level 2 median in South Carolina
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 7,263 Level 2 inspections in South Carolina during 2026
vs typical at NICHOLS SC
4
Heavier than station median (0.5)
Median of 54 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 599,292 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)
87%
62 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
6
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
12
3 violations · 1 OOS · 0.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
62
19 violations · 5 OOS · 0.31 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (3 violations across 12 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.55 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 393.9A-LSLIWR (Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLIWR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKZDP9X3MJ470872 NC YS8812 KENWORTH T880 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1W1K65323T5571366 NC DE30357 WILSON Wilson 2026

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LHWS Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LTSIR Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit 6 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
89012357 Sep 16, 2026 NC L3 TAR HEEL NC 0
88941146 Sep 9, 2026 NC L1 0
88924175 Sep 7, 2026 NC L4 CLINTON NC 0
88891465 Sep 3, 2026 NC L3 MAGNOLIA NC 0
88725542 Aug 18, 2026 NC L1 0
88665780 Aug 11, 2026 NC L1 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83681636 Jan 23, 2025 NC L3 1XKZDP9X3MJ470872

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