Roadside Inspection 88800234

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: EL MESTIZO LA MEJOR INC (USDOT 2178567) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88800234
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TOWNVILLE SC
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T3 Series STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
YWJ727 (GA)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 9.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.18 violations per inspection across 17 prior records
vs Level 1 median in South Carolina
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 2,730 Level 1 inspections in South Carolina during 2026
vs typical at TOWNVILLE SC
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,104 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
4
3 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 trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
1
1 violations · 1 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
4
12 violations · 2 OOS · 3.00 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 391.41APC (Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency, severity weight 1). (391.41APC)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2NKHHM6X2HM472737 GA YWJ727 KENWORTH T3 Series 2017

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
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
391.41APC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency 1 Driver Fitness OOS
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
88303858 Jul 1, 2026 FL L2 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87966532 May 26, 2026 SC L1 2NKHHM6X2HM472737 OOS
85668256 Sep 3, 2025 SC L3 2NKHHM6X2HM472737
85081897 Jun 25, 2025 SC L1 2NKHHM6X2HM472737 OOS
84859001 Jun 3, 2025 SC L2 2NKHHM6X2HM472737
80677240 Jan 24, 2024 NC L2 2NKHHM6X2HM472737 OOS

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