Roadside Inspection 88958230

Roadside inspection on Sep 9, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: FIFTH WHEEL TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1928754) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88958230
Date:
Sep 9, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COLUMBIA SC
Operating authority:
MC689332
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER CST120 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
404852 (NE)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 36.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.48 violations per inspection across 117 prior records
vs Level 2 median in South Carolina
6
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 7,078 Level 2 inspections in South Carolina during 2026
vs typical at COLUMBIA SC
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 767 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
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 577,701 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
50%
36 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
3
4 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
11 violations · 1 OOS · 1.38 per inspection
Prior 365 days
36
51 violations · 3 OOS · 1.42 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-LSLIWR (Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLIWR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJBBCK56LN52830 NE 404852 FREIGHTLINER CST120 2006
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2531L7990507 TX 159B840 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2020

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LHLI Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LHWS Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LTSIR Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit 6 Vehicle Maintenance

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
88764800 Aug 20, 2026 CO L3 0
88716451 Aug 15, 2026 CO L3 1
88682273 Aug 11, 2026 TX L2 3
88622411 Aug 5, 2026 LA L3 0
88604036 Aug 4, 2026 AL L2 0
88569813 Jul 29, 2026 FL L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86848720 Jan 14, 2026 MT L1 1UYVS2531L7990507
86736952 Jan 7, 2026 SD L3 1UYVS2531L7990507
86736952 Jan 7, 2026 SD L3 1FUJBBCK56LN52830
85479359 Aug 13, 2025 AL L2 1FUJBBCK56LN52830
85479359 Aug 13, 2025 AL L2 1UYVS2531L7990507
81651199 May 14, 2024 AZ L1 1UYVS2531L7990507
81511141 Apr 25, 2024 TX L2 1FUJBBCK56LN52830
79710802 Sep 19, 2023 TX L2 1FUJBBCK56LN52830

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