Roadside Inspection 88993477

Roadside inspection on Sep 14, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: AVALA EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2427589) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88993477
Date:
Sep 14, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
STARTEX SC
Carrier (USDOT):
AVALA EXPRESS LLC (2427589)
Operating authority:
MC836574
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
89909Z (WI)

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 14.

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 0.94 violations per inspection across 703 prior records
vs Level 2 median in South Carolina
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 7,248 Level 2 inspections in South Carolina during 2026
vs typical at STARTEX SC
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 178 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)
44%
286 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
17
12 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
44
39 violations · 7 OOS · 0.89 per inspection
Prior 365 days
286
291 violations · 44 OOS · 1.02 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 4V4NC9EH5SN689060 WI 89909Z VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5MAPA5323SH084303 WI 863472 MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Ticket: Mack
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING 2025

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 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
89017146 Sep 17, 2026 KY L2 LONDON KY 2 OOS
89002702 Sep 11, 2026 IL L3 I-39 N/B 2 OOS
88967858 Sep 10, 2026 ND L3 JAMESTOWN ND 0
88964192 Sep 9, 2026 OH L3 BROADVIEW HEIGHTS OH 0
88952384 Sep 8, 2026 OH L3 NORTH LIMA OH 0
88933987 Sep 8, 2026 NM L3 NM 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88851337 Aug 30, 2026 NC L3 5MAPA5323SH084303
88851337 Aug 30, 2026 NC L3 4V4NC9EH5SN689060
88827254 Aug 27, 2026 WV L3 5MAPA5323SH084303
88827254 Aug 27, 2026 WV L3 4V4NC9EH5SN689060
88029239 Jun 2, 2026 LA L2 4V4NC9EH5SN689060 OOS
88029239 Jun 2, 2026 LA L2 5MAPA5323SH084303 OOS
86798432 Jan 9, 2026 MO L1 5MAPA5323SH084303 OOS
86348678 Nov 18, 2025 LA L2 4V4NC9EH5SN689060

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