Roadside Inspection 88703756

Roadside inspection on Aug 14, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: A&R SMITH TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 4338023) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88703756
Date:
Aug 14, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TOWNVILLE SC
Operating authority:
MC1694564
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
C118408 (AR)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Controlled Substances/Alcohol, with a combined severity weight of 10.

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
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.15 violations per inspection across 20 prior records
vs Level 3 median in South Carolina
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 20,545 Level 3 inspections in South Carolina during 2026
vs typical at TOWNVILLE SC
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 1,095 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
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 594,945 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)
8%
13 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
2
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
17 violations · 2 OOS · 2.83 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
42 violations · 6 OOS · 3.23 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 392.15 (Driver Prohibited from Performing Safety Sensitive Functions per 382.501(a) in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse., severity weight 10). (392.15)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FT8W3DTXTED82892 AR C118408 FORD F-350 2026
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3NGGF4022V1003633 AR PT253020 METALIUM INDUSTRIES
Ticket: Unknown
METALIUM INDUSTRIES 2027

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.15 Driver Prohibited from Performing Safety Sensitive Functions per 382.501(a) in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. 10 Controlled Substances/Alcohol 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
89034425 Sep 18, 2026 NC L1 HILLSBOROUGH NC 0
89017072 Sep 17, 2026 SD L1 VALLEY SPRINGS SD 0
88679375 Aug 12, 2026 KS L2 SHERMAN COUNTY - 181 3
88508003 Jul 22, 2026 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0
88347290 Jul 8, 2026 IA L2 4 OOS
88343801 Jul 8, 2026 IA L2 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88508003 Jul 22, 2026 CA L1 1FT8W3DTXTED82892
88285705 Jun 30, 2026 PA L3 1FT8W3DTXTED82892
88285705 Jun 30, 2026 PA L3 3NGGF4022V1003633

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