Roadside Inspection 88798313

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: CARRIERS DIRECT INC (USDOT 2158633) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
3
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88798313
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
AIKEN SC
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER CST120 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
VW8464 (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 21.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.10 violations per inspection across 112 prior records
vs Level 1 median in South Carolina
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 2,890 Level 1 inspections in South Carolina during 2026
vs typical at AIKEN SC
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 773 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 407,924 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)
21%
28 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
3
14 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
21 violations · 2 OOS · 5.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
28
85 violations · 7 OOS · 3.04 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.5× their typical violation rate (21 violations across 4 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 2.10 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJBBCG33LL01926 NC VW8464 FREIGHTLINER CST120 2003
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1B9A13328RB180305 SC 100045PT Bel-Aire M

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.134B-CRHLC Roll-on/Roll-off/Hook Lift Containers - Improper securement of a roll-on/roll-off and hook lift container. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.209D-STPAL Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft. 6 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
88777592 Aug 24, 2026 SC L1 5
88711134 Aug 14, 2026 FL L3 2 OOS
88545256 Jul 27, 2026 SC L2 7 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85440161 Aug 8, 2025 SC L2 1FUJBBCG33LL01926 OOS
85131296 Jul 3, 2025 SC L3 1FUJBBCG33LL01926
81376343 Apr 17, 2024 SC L3 1B9A13328RB180305

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