Roadside Inspection 88918971

Roadside inspection on Sep 5, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: MEB EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3101120) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88918971
Date:
Sep 5, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MONETTA SC
Carrier (USDOT):
MEB EXPRESS INC (3101120)
Operating authority:
MC077538
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XD592X (FL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 23.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 2.92 violations per inspection across 119 prior records
vs Level 3 median in South Carolina
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 20,545 Level 3 inspections in South Carolina during 2026
vs typical at MONETTA SC
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 239 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
4
4 more than the median (0)
Compared to 594,945 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
18%
68 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
7
13 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
13
37 violations · 7 OOS · 2.85 per inspection
Prior 365 days
68
221 violations · 30 OOS · 3.25 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 395.8E-HOSPDELDT (HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain:, severity weight 7). (395.8E-HOSPDELDT)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9X1MD748999 FL XD592X PETERBILT 579 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0625DB707847 FL QB87DZ GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2013

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E-HOSPDELDT HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
395.8E-HOSPDOOS HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain: 7 Hours of Service
392.2-SLLML State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane. 5 Unsafe Driving
391.11B2-Q Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record. 4 Driver Fitness 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
88954011 Sep 8, 2026 FL L2 ORLANDO FL 5 OOS
88951678 Sep 8, 2026 KS L3 OLATHE KS 2
88924772 Sep 7, 2026 KY L3 ELIZABETHTOWN KY 2 OOS
88907910 Sep 4, 2026 KY L3 SHEPHERDSVILLE KY 3 OOS
88911183 Sep 3, 2026 TN L3 MANCHESTER TN 0
88840731 Aug 28, 2026 NC L2 LUMBERTON NC 0

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