Roadside Inspection 88946061

Roadside inspection on Sep 7, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: GARTAN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 4160242) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88946061
Date:
Sep 7, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NORTH AUGUSTA SC
Carrier (USDOT):
GARTAN EXPRESS INC (4160242)
Operating authority:
MC1598705
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
FP06306 (CA)

What this inspection means

4 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 16.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.20 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
vs Level 3 median in South Carolina
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 20,545 Level 3 inspections in South Carolina during 2026
vs typical at NORTH AUGUSTA SC
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 384 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 594,945 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)
17%
6 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
1
1 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
6
11 violations · 1 OOS · 1.83 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR3MSMG3185 CA FP06306 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2535M6405208 CA 4XA4047 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2021

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLTL State/Local Laws - Misc. traffic law violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
390.21TB2-DOT Operate a CMV without USDOT number displayed. Must be preceded by the letters "USDOT". General/Admin

Violation categories (BASICs)

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

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88801964 Aug 25, 2026 CA L2 1UYVS2535M6405208
86381602 Nov 16, 2025 LA L3 1UYVS2535M6405208
80446437 Dec 20, 2023 MS L2 3AKJHHDR3MSMG3185
79734939 Sep 21, 2023 CA L1 3AKJHHDR3MSMG3185
79183215 Jul 18, 2023 NC L3 3AKJHHDR3MSMG3185

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