Roadside Inspection 88728653

Roadside inspection on Aug 18, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: KERNS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 328429) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88728653
Date:
Aug 18, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GAFFNEY SC
Carrier (USDOT):
KERNS TRUCKING INC (328429)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P782513 (SC)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above 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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.46 violations per inspection across 390 prior records
vs Level 3 median in South Carolina
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 19,487 Level 3 inspections in South Carolina during 2026
vs typical at GAFFNEY SC
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 231 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 561,586 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
71%
150 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
8
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
30
7 violations · 2 OOS · 0.23 per inspection
Prior 365 days
150
64 violations · 6 OOS · 0.43 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKZDP9X8MJ456045 SC P782513 KENWORTH T880 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5MADN2825MW056547 SC 123469PT MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING 2021

Violations Cited

1 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

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
88826002 Aug 27, 2026 SC L3 BLACKSBURG SC 1
88747997 Aug 20, 2026 NC L1 0
88736451 Aug 19, 2026 NC L2 0
88667733 Aug 11, 2026 NC L1 0
88665062 Aug 11, 2026 NC L1 0
88665048 Aug 11, 2026 NC L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85477456 Aug 12, 2025 SC L2 1XKZDP9X8MJ456045 OOS
85477456 Aug 12, 2025 SC L2 5MADN2825MW056547 OOS
83891097 Feb 18, 2025 SC L3 5MADN2825MW056547

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