Roadside Inspection 88970933
Roadside inspection on Sep 9, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: ARDS TRUCKING COMPANY INC (USDOT 63366) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 88970933
- Date:
- Sep 9, 2026
- State:
- South Carolina
- Level:
- Level II — Walk-Around
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 2
- Violations:
- 3
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- TIMMONSVILLE SC
- Carrier (USDOT):
- ARDS TRUCKING COMPANY INC (63366)
- Operating authority:
- MC145794
- Vehicle:
- INTERNATIONAL RH613 TRUCK TRACTOR
- Plate:
- P764000 (SC)
- VIN:
- 3HSDWTZR1MN854888
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?
How this compares
National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.
Carrier trend at this moment
How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?
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 |
Related records
Recent activity at TIMMONSVILLE SC
Other carriers inspected here recently.
| Inspection | Date | Carrier | Violations | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88970007 | Sep 9, 2026 | BBI TRANSPORTATION INC | 0 | — |
| 88969993 | Sep 9, 2026 | FAILE'S TRUCKING & LANDSCAPING LLC | 0 | — |
| 88905337 | Sep 3, 2026 | ALAINA LOGISTICS GROUP LLC | 8 | — |
| 88904933 | Sep 3, 2026 | GASTER'S GRADING CO INC | 0 | — |
| 88904846 | Sep 3, 2026 | TDW GROUP LLC | 0 | — |
| 88904839 | Sep 3, 2026 | THE WILL OF FIRE LLC | 0 | — |