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Roadside Inspection 89107293

Roadside inspection on Sep 24, 2026 in South Carolina • Carrier: EMS CHIPPING LLC (USDOT 2196309) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
1
11% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89107293
Date:
Sep 24, 2026
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SUMTER SC
Carrier (USDOT):
EMS CHIPPING LLC (2196309)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P887767 (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 33.

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
9
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 7.18 violations per inspection across 33 prior records
vs Level 2 median in South Carolina
9
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 7,369 Level 2 inspections in South Carolina during 2026
vs typical at SUMTER SC
9
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 172 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
9
8 more than the median (1)
Compared to 613,336 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
0%
13 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
1
12 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
37 violations · 1 OOS · 9.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
99 violations · 5 OOS · 7.62 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 393.75A1-TAORETA (Tires - All others, radial ply has more than one ply exposed in the tread area or damaged cord in the sidewall., severity weight 8). (393.75A1-TAORETA)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGEDV9HSJF3871 SC P887767 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2017 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1PLE04224GPC59817 SC 5326PT PEERLESS Peerless 2016 —

Violations Cited

9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A1-TAORETA Tires - All others, radial ply has more than one ply exposed in the tread area or damaged cord in the sidewall. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area. 8 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.55D1-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck/bus manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
398.8D1-MW Migrant Workers - Failure to correct defect(s) on previous inspection report. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.11A1-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) missing. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.203E-CBP Cab and Body Parts - Cab front bumper missing/not secured/protruding. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
399.211-CBP Cab-Over-Engine truck or tractor only - Defective cab access steps, handholds or deck plates. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.60C Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 1 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
88833280 Aug 27, 2026 SC L2 SUMTER SC 12 —
88683862 Aug 12, 2026 SC L2 — 10 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86315515 Nov 10, 2025 SC L2 3AKJGEDV9HSJF3871 OOS
86116623 Oct 22, 2025 SC L2 3AKJGEDV9HSJF3871 OOS
85935869 Oct 2, 2025 SC L2 1PLE04224GPC59817 —
85756218 Sep 10, 2025 SC L3 3AKJGEDV9HSJF3871 —
85626236 Aug 28, 2025 SC L2 3AKJGEDV9HSJF3871 OOS
81589932 May 13, 2024 SC L2 3AKJGEDV9HSJF3871 —
79097182 Jul 10, 2023 SC L3 1PLE04224GPC59817 —

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