Roadside Inspection 88944890

Roadside inspection on Sep 9, 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 #:
88944890
Date:
Sep 9, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SMYRNA SC
Carrier (USDOT):
KERNS TRUCKING INC (328429)
Operating authority:
MC111268
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A005526 (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 0.47 violations per inspection across 395 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

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 616,088 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)
70%
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
9
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
27
7 violations · 1 OOS · 0.26 per inspection
Prior 365 days
144
59 violations · 5 OOS · 0.41 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKZDP9X8SJ143977 SC A005526 KENWORTH T880 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1E9E5GZ27PA505641 NC DE65345 E-PAK MANUFACTURING E-PAK MANUFACTURING 2023

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLED State/Local Laws - Excessive dimension (width/height/length). 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
88942241 Sep 9, 2026 NC L3 CONCORD NC 0
88940974 Sep 8, 2026 SC L3 CHAPIN SC 1
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
88599801 Aug 4, 2026 NC L3 1E9E5GZ27PA505641
87656210 Apr 22, 2026 SC L3 1XKZDP9X8SJ143977
86457675 Dec 1, 2025 SC L2 1XKZDP9X8SJ143977
86360559 Nov 19, 2025 SC L3 1XKZDP9X8SJ143977
84059234 Mar 6, 2025 SC L2 1E9E5GZ27PA505641 OOS
83260296 Nov 27, 2024 SC L3 1XKZDP9X8SJ143977

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