Roadside Inspection 88958976

Roadside inspection on Sep 10, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: START AUTO LLC (USDOT 5639124) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88958976
Date:
Sep 10, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WEST COLUMBIA SC
Carrier (USDOT):
START AUTO LLC (5639124)
Operating authority:
MC87042162
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
AA5506J (NC)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 2.

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
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.00 violations per inspection across 15 prior records
vs Level 3 median in South Carolina
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 20,545 Level 3 inspections in South Carolina during 2026
vs typical at WEST COLUMBIA SC
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 391 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
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 594,945 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
27%
15 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
15
45 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
15
45 violations · 4 OOS · 3.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
15
45 violations · 4 OOS · 3.00 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 391.11B4-CLHA (Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driver's medical certificate, severity weight 2). (391.11B4-CLHA)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRGL1PG543345 NC AA5506J RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7H2BE3635TD074934 NC DE61404 ROCK SOLID CARGO
Ticket: Tjcw
Rock Solid Cargo 2026

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.11B4-CLHA Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driver's medical certificate 2 Driver Fitness 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
88969858 Sep 11, 2026 CA L2 AUBURN AREA 7 OOS
88969054 Sep 11, 2026 CA L3 I-15 N/B S/OF SR-138 5
88924195 Sep 7, 2026 IA L2 IA 10 OOS
88914010 Sep 5, 2026 MS L2 NEWTON COUNTY MS 1
88913776 Sep 5, 2026 NJ L2 HAMILTON MARKETPLACE 3
88915815 Sep 4, 2026 OH L2 RAVENNA OH 9

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87012747 Feb 9, 2026 OH L2 3C63RRGL1PG543345 OOS
84272675 Mar 31, 2025 NC L1 3C63RRGL1PG543345
82272352 Aug 1, 2024 CT L2 3C63RRGL1PG543345
81431901 Apr 23, 2024 NY L3 3C63RRGL1PG543345
81153555 Mar 19, 2024 NC L1 3C63RRGL1PG543345
81147586 Mar 14, 2024 TN L1 3C63RRGL1PG543345
80871743 Feb 15, 2024 NC L1 3C63RRGL1PG543345
80365674 Dec 11, 2023 VA L1 3C63RRGL1PG543345

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