Roadside Inspection 88970933

Roadside inspection on Sep 9, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: ARDS TRUCKING COMPANY INC (USDOT 63366) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88970933
Date:
Sep 9, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TIMMONSVILLE SC
Operating authority:
MC145794
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL RH613 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P764000 (SC)

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 16.

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 0.58 violations per inspection across 765 prior records
vs Level 2 median in South Carolina
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 7,078 Level 2 inspections in South Carolina during 2026
vs typical at TIMMONSVILLE SC
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 376 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 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)
67%
199 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
11
9 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
37
18 violations · 4 OOS · 0.49 per inspection
Prior 365 days
199
97 violations · 23 OOS · 0.49 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 3HSDWTZR1MN854888 SC P764000 INTERNATIONAL RH613 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA06267K293708 TN 346586T GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2007

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 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
88960808 Sep 10, 2026 NC L2 ROANOKE RAPIDS NC 1 OOS
88935463 Sep 8, 2026 NE L3 NEBRASKA CITY NE 2
88893429 Sep 2, 2026 VA L3 BLAND VA 1
88870464 Sep 1, 2026 KY L3 CORBIN KY 0
88838257 Aug 28, 2026 NC L1 MONROE NC 0
88841793 Aug 27, 2026 SC L3 GREENWOOD SC 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82975667 Oct 22, 2024 SC L1 3HSDWTZR1MN854888
82793298 Sep 30, 2024 SC L2 3HSDWTZR1MN854888 OOS

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