Roadside Inspection 88960436

Roadside inspection on Sep 10, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: BLALARK TRUCKING AND CONTRACTING INC (USDOT 2290005) • Vehicle: MACK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
10
OOS Violations
3
30% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88960436
Date:
Sep 10, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
10
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BETHUNE SC
Operating authority:
MC877742
Vehicle:
MACK CH TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
NV3194 (NC)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 39.

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
10
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.30 violations per inspection across 44 prior records
vs Level 2 median in South Carolina
10
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 7,248 Level 2 inspections in South Carolina during 2026
vs typical at BETHUNE SC
10
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 51 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
10
9 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)
28%
18 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
18
25 violations · 3 OOS · 1.39 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1M1AA14Y81W138844 NC NV3194 MACK CH 2001
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1E1D2S381NR078138 SC 82538PT EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. East Manufacturing Corp 2022

Violations Cited

10 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.11B5-LNCDLNVL License (Non-CDL) - Operate a CMV without a valid operators license, issued by one State or jurisdiction. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11A1-LCHL Lighting - Lamps improper color, height, location. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2-SLLS1 State/Local Laws - Speeding 1-5 miles per hour over the speed limit. 3 Unsafe Driving
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
391.41APC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency 1 Driver Fitness OOS
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 1 Vehicle Maintenance

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
86889126 Jan 23, 2026 SC L3 1M1AA14Y81W138844
86801835 Jan 15, 2026 SC L2 1E1D2S381NR078138
86395758 Nov 19, 2025 SC L3 1M1AA14Y81W138844
86234416 Nov 3, 2025 NC L3 1M1AA14Y81W138844
85654221 Aug 29, 2025 NC L3 1M1AA14Y81W138844
84932528 Jun 12, 2025 SC L2 1M1AA14Y81W138844
83307847 Nov 26, 2024 NC L3 1M1AA14Y81W138844
83237263 Nov 21, 2024 SC L3 1M1AA14Y81W138844

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