Roadside Inspection 89028982

Roadside inspection on Sep 16, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: CARDINAL CIVIL CONTRACTING LLC (USDOT 3938530) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89028982
Date:
Sep 16, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LANCASTER SC
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
VR7987 (NC)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 8.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.39 violations per inspection across 135 prior records
vs Level 3 median in South Carolina
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 21,089 Level 3 inspections in South Carolina during 2026
vs typical at LANCASTER SC
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 222 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
4
4 more than the median (0)
Compared to 613,816 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)
64%
53 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
5
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
19
9 violations · 5 OOS · 0.47 per inspection
Prior 365 days
53
29 violations · 10 OOS · 0.55 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 391.41APC (Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency, severity weight 1). (391.41APC)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRTCL5RG409209 NC VR7987 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7FYBE1420SD038307 NC DE76573 ANVIL TRAILER
Ticket: Unknown
Anvil Trailer 2025

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
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
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
390.21TB2-DOT Operate a CMV without USDOT number displayed. Must be preceded by the letters "USDOT". General/Admin

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
88969318 Sep 11, 2026 NC L3 FUQUAY VARINA NC 0
88895404 Sep 3, 2026 NC L3 BUTNER NC 0
88800868 Aug 26, 2026 NC L2 MOCKSVILLE NC 0
88798824 Aug 26, 2026 NC L1 WILSON NC 2 OOS
88779380 Aug 24, 2026 NC L1 1
88701188 Aug 14, 2026 NC L3 0

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