Roadside Inspection 88814909

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: PAM INTERNATIONAL INC (USDOT 3021325) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88814909
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BLYTHEWOOD SC
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1246913 (IL)

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 12.

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 0.65 violations per inspection across 1,044 prior records
vs Level 1 median in South Carolina
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 2,818 Level 1 inspections in South Carolina during 2026
vs typical at BLYTHEWOOD SC
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 221 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 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)
60%
298 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
29
30 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
67
62 violations · 4 OOS · 0.93 per inspection
Prior 365 days
298
220 violations · 26 OOS · 0.74 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR9SSVV6990 IL P1246913 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2536R3007689 IL 938603ST UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2024

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
393.47E 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
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
88831119 Aug 26, 2026 AZ L1 PARKS AZ 0
88796102 Aug 24, 2026 AZ L1 DOUGLAS AZ 7 OOS
88775067 Aug 23, 2026 NC L2 0
88783109 Aug 22, 2026 AR L2 0
88761775 Aug 21, 2026 SC L3 0
88761557 Aug 21, 2026 AL L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88495794 Jul 23, 2026 AL L1 3AKJHHDR9SSVV6990
87535123 Apr 8, 2026 KY L3 1UYVS2536R3007689
87290864 Mar 12, 2026 IL L3 3AKJHHDR9SSVV6990
84678580 May 15, 2025 AL L2 1UYVS2536R3007689
84713118 May 13, 2025 AL L2 1UYVS2536R3007689
84539750 Apr 30, 2025 MD L2 1UYVS2536R3007689
82478275 Aug 19, 2024 GA L3 3AKJHHDR9SSVV6990
81552928 May 8, 2024 US L1 3AKJHHDR9SSVV6990

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