Roadside Inspection 88806891

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: MERCURY TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1356546) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88806891
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GASTON SC
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
C237FA (GA)

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 18.

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 1.71 violations per inspection across 370 prior records
vs Level 1 median in South Carolina
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 2,730 Level 1 inspections in South Carolina during 2026
vs typical at GASTON SC
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 139 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 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 clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
45%
102 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
9
14 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
22
41 violations · 5 OOS · 1.86 per inspection
Prior 365 days
102
145 violations · 21 OOS · 1.42 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 1XKYD49X6HJ178018 GA C237FA KENWORTH T680 2017
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS LJRC41261G1036303 TN U667776 CIMC VEHICLES GROUP CO CIMC VEHICLES GROUP CO 2016

Violations Cited

3 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-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 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
88797421 Aug 24, 2026 FL L1 YULEE FL 0
88743448 Aug 20, 2026 NC L3 0
88732994 Aug 18, 2026 SC L2 1 OOS
88700199 Aug 13, 2026 FL L2 2 OOS
88663322 Aug 10, 2026 FL L2 4
88635661 Aug 6, 2026 FL L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86434386 Nov 26, 2025 GA L3 1XKYD49X6HJ178018
86026914 Oct 9, 2025 GA L3 1XKYD49X6HJ178018
78455930 Apr 25, 2023 SC L2 LJRC41261G1036303 OOS

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