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Roadside Inspection 78703367

Roadside inspection on May 19, 2023 in Tennessee • Carrier: DEALERS CHOICE TRUCKAWAY SYSTEM INC (USDOT 255166) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78703367
Date:
May 19, 2023
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SCALES
Operating authority:
MC180587
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
DA72DH (MO)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

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

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.14 violations per inspection across 93 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 19,963 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
47%
91 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
64
86 violations · 6 OOS
Prior 90 days
91
103 violations · 6 OOS · 1.13 per inspection
Prior 365 days
91
103 violations · 6 OOS · 1.13 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGHDV5JSKA5715 MO DA72DH FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2018 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 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
79238364 Jul 18, 2023 TX L2 IH 35 NORTHBOUND DEVINE 0 —
79216923 Jul 18, 2023 NY L3 — 0 —
79185795 Jul 18, 2023 MO L2 I29 NB MM 99 EXIT RAMP 0 —
79171289 Jul 18, 2023 OK L2 — 1 —
79301742 Jul 17, 2023 WV L3 BIRCH RIVER 1 —
79207104 Jul 17, 2023 FL L2 INTERSTATE 10 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89163367 Oct 2, 2026 MS L2 3AKJGHDV5JSKA5715 —
88214537 Jun 22, 2026 AL L2 3AKJGHDV5JSKA5715 OOS
84613730 May 7, 2025 MS L3 3AKJGHDV5JSKA5715 —
82834368 Oct 4, 2024 AL L2 3AKJGHDV5JSKA5715 OOS
81756664 May 31, 2024 AL L2 3AKJGHDV5JSKA5715 —
81992100 May 13, 2024 MS L2 3AKJGHDV5JSKA5715 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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