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Roadside Inspection 88935118

Roadside inspection on Sep 8, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: MERCURY TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1356546) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88935118
Date:
Sep 8, 2026
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SAINT MATTHEWS SC
Operating authority:
MC520352
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 587 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
C057ED (GA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 13.

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
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.71 violations per inspection across 374 prior records
vs Level 3 median in South Carolina
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 21,725 Level 3 inspections in South Carolina during 2026
vs typical at SAINT MATTHEWS SC
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 77 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
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,489 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)
44%
104 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 · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
22
42 violations · 8 OOS · 1.91 per inspection
Prior 365 days
104
148 violations · 23 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 392.2-LCDLR (Restriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of a restriction., severity weight 8). (392.2-LCDLR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP4D49X5CD154034 GA C057ED PETERBILT 587 2012 —
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS 48ZGC40293W003969 TN U415640 GARDEN STATE CHASSIS REMANUFACTURING INC GARDEN STATE CHASSIS REMANUFACTURING INC 2003 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-LCDLR Restriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of a restriction. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
392.2-SLLML State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane. 5 Unsafe Driving —

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
89096482 Sep 25, 2026 NC L3 ST. PAULS NC 0 —
89102959 Sep 23, 2026 GA L3 MIDWAY GA 1 —
89037419 Sep 17, 2026 FL L2 JASPER FL 1 OOS
88992114 Sep 11, 2026 TX L1 TX 9 OOS
88957946 Sep 10, 2026 SC L3 CAYCE SC 1 —
88940804 Sep 8, 2026 SC L3 CHAPIN SC 0 —

Related records

Recent activity at SAINT MATTHEWS SC

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89077180 Sep 23, 2026 LUCAS AUTHORITY LLC 1 —
89053301 Sep 21, 2026 GEORGE HAIR 1 —
88957913 Sep 10, 2026 GERALD T LAMB JR 0 —
88944254 Sep 9, 2026 NOVOA EXPRESS LLC 0 —