Roadside Inspection 88951757

Roadside inspection on Sep 9, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: CARTER LOGGING INC (USDOT 433159) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88951757
Date:
Sep 9, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHAPIN SC
Carrier (USDOT):
CARTER LOGGING INC (433159)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P889271 (SC)

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 22.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.19 violations per inspection across 26 prior records
vs Level 2 median in South Carolina
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 7,248 Level 2 inspections in South Carolina during 2026
vs typical at CHAPIN SC
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 808 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 597,431 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)
23%
13 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
1
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
3 violations · 0 OOS · 1.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
19 violations · 0 OOS · 1.46 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-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKZP4EX0JJ188924 SC P889271 KENWORTH T880 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4LFE5230753527608 SC 101757PT FONTAINE SPECIALIZED INC 2005

Violations Cited

3 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
392.2-SLLEWG3 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - More than 5000 lbs over on allowable gross weight. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 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
88761621 Aug 20, 2026 SC L3 1
88407177 Jul 14, 2026 SC L3 2

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