Roadside Inspection 88940974

Roadside inspection on Sep 8, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: KERNS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 328429) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88940974
Date:
Sep 8, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHAPIN SC
Carrier (USDOT):
KERNS TRUCKING INC (328429)
Operating authority:
MC111268
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P776510 (SC)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above 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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.46 violations per inspection across 394 prior records
vs Level 3 median in South Carolina
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 21,101 Level 3 inspections in South Carolina during 2026
vs typical at CHAPIN SC
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 796 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
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 617,811 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
71%
144 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
8
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
27
8 violations · 2 OOS · 0.30 per inspection
Prior 365 days
144
58 violations · 5 OOS · 0.40 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKZDP9X8MJ395795 SC P776510 KENWORTH T880 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1M9SD402X9S567336 SC 121893PT MONTONE TRAILERS, LLC
Ticket: Monw
Montone Trailers, LLC 2009

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 1-2500 lbs over on an axle/axle groups. 8 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
89031070 Sep 17, 2026 NC L3 MONROE NC 0
88954644 Sep 10, 2026 NC L1 MONROE NC 0
88944890 Sep 9, 2026 SC L3 SMYRNA SC 1
88942241 Sep 9, 2026 NC L3 CONCORD NC 0
88826002 Aug 27, 2026 SC L3 BLACKSBURG SC 1
88747997 Aug 20, 2026 NC L1 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86991790 Feb 9, 2026 SC L3 1XKZDP9X8MJ395795
86426785 Nov 25, 2025 SC L3 1M9SD402X9S567336
86243970 Nov 4, 2025 NC L1 1XKZDP9X8MJ395795
85991293 Oct 7, 2025 NC L1 1XKZDP9X8MJ395795
85503238 Aug 15, 2025 SC L2 1XKZDP9X8MJ395795
79255913 Jul 25, 2023 SC L2 1M9SD402X9S567336
79110017 Jul 11, 2023 SC L3 1XKZDP9X8MJ395795
78728986 May 24, 2023 SC L3 1M9SD402X9S567336

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