Roadside Inspection 89039969

Roadside inspection on Sep 17, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: OPTIMA FREIGHT TRANS INC (USDOT 3594294) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89039969
Date:
Sep 17, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
STARTEX SC
Operating authority:
MC1218566
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4) TRUCK TRACTOR

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 23.

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
3
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 3.18 violations per inspection across 93 prior records
vs Level 3 median in South Carolina
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 21,089 Level 3 inspections in South Carolina during 2026
vs typical at STARTEX SC
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 177 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
3
3 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)
19%
78 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
41
172 violations · 18 OOS
Prior 90 days
76
263 violations · 32 OOS · 3.46 per inspection
Prior 365 days
78
266 violations · 33 OOS · 3.41 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 395.13D1-OOSO (OOS Order (HOS) - Operating a CMV after violating any roadside out-of-service order regarding hours of service., severity weight 10). (395.13D1-OOSO)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4BC9EH9TN697618 IL SPG347979 VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4) 2026
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC5326SM504908 ME 5390993 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2025

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.13D1-OOSO OOS Order (HOS) - Operating a CMV after violating any roadside out-of-service order regarding hours of service. 10 Hours of Service OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service OOS

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
89032413 Sep 18, 2026 CT L2 VERNON 11
89036552 Sep 17, 2026 KS L2 OLATHE KS 3
89030404 Sep 17, 2026 CT L2 EAST HARTFORD 7
89028463 Sep 16, 2026 OH L2 BIDWELL OH 15 OOS
89027283 Sep 16, 2026 KS L3 NEWTON KS 14 OOS
89022799 Sep 15, 2026 OH L3 MILAN OH 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88934414 Sep 8, 2026 PA L2 4V4BC9EH9TN697618 OOS
88934414 Sep 8, 2026 PA L2 5V8VC5326SM504908 OOS
88322653 Jul 3, 2026 OH L3 4V4BC9EH9TN697618 OOS
XE02650262 Aug 29, 2024 AZ L3 5V8VC5326SM504908

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