Roadside Inspection 88935562

Roadside inspection on Sep 8, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: VETERANS EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2368496) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88935562
Date:
Sep 8, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BOWMAN SC
Operating authority:
MC812331
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VT TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3887611 (IN)

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 6.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.41 violations per inspection across 382 prior records
vs Level 2 median in South Carolina
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 7,258 Level 2 inspections in South Carolina during 2026
vs typical at BOWMAN SC
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 40 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 598,525 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
50%
101 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
5
5 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
16
9 violations · 3 OOS · 0.56 per inspection
Prior 365 days
101
117 violations · 12 OOS · 1.16 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (9 violations across 16 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.41 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-LRLIWR (Lighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on, severity weight 6). (393.9A-LRLIWR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4LC9TK76N418903 IN 3887611 VOLVO TRUCK VT 2006
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS 5JYSC4523PPC31885 SC 32177SG PITTS TRAILERS
Ticket: Dorsey Tra
2023

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LRLIWR Lighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on 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
89028187 Sep 15, 2026 GA L3 SMYRNA GA 1
88883344 Sep 2, 2026 SC L2 LEXINGTON SC 5 OOS
88759761 Aug 21, 2026 NC L3 0
88744436 Aug 20, 2026 NC L2 0
88699982 Aug 12, 2026 GA L2 0
88697093 Aug 12, 2026 TN L1 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85927144 Oct 1, 2025 SC L3 4V4LC9TK76N418903
85420116 Aug 5, 2025 NC L2 4V4LC9TK76N418903
84518456 Apr 23, 2025 SC L2 4V4LC9TK76N418903
83486183 Dec 26, 2024 NC L3 4V4LC9TK76N418903

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