Roadside Inspection 88945494

Roadside inspection on Sep 9, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: UNIQUE TOWING AND RECOVERY (USDOT 4339070) • Vehicle: HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88945494
Date:
Sep 9, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHESTER SC
Vehicle:
HINO Incomplete Vehicle STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
ZS8834 (NC)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 20.

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 Level 3 median in South Carolina
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 21,101 Level 3 inspections in South Carolina during 2026
vs typical at CHESTER SC
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 76 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 615,095 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
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 392.9AA2-OA (Operating Authority - Motor carrier operating a motor vehicle beyond the scope of the motor carriers operating authority., severity weight 0). (392.9AA2-OA)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5PVNJ7AN4S5T51036 NC ZS8834 HINO Incomplete Vehicle 2025

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLUCR State/Local Laws - Failure to pay UCR fee. 8 Unsafe Driving
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
392.9AA2-OA Operating Authority - Motor carrier operating a motor vehicle beyond the scope of the motor carriers operating authority. Unsafe Driving OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

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