Roadside Inspection 78741108

Roadside inspection on May 25, 2023 in Tennessee • Carrier: FORTENBERRY TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1354644) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78741108
Date:
May 25, 2023
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GILES COUNTY SCALES
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A492718 (MS)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 10.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2023, 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 Level 1 median in Tennessee
4
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 19,963 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2023
vs typical at GILES COUNTY SCALES
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 569 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
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 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories, severity weight 2). (396.3(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X1HD423144 MS A492718 PETERBILT 579 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS253X6M665702 MS 145960A UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2006

Violations Cited

4 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
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
78955764 Jun 19, 2023 LA L2 SCALES 0
78921487 Jun 15, 2023 MS L3 0
78847239 Jun 2, 2023 US L1 RIO GRANDE CITYTX 1 OOS
78660978 May 17, 2023 MS L1 NASA SCALE I-10 EAST 4 OOS
78618097 May 12, 2023 MS L2 WALTHALL COUNTY 3 OOS
78550283 May 7, 2023 AL L3 SPANISH FORT 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87956343 May 26, 2026 LA L2 1XPBD49X1HD423144
85038396 Jun 25, 2025 LA L3 1XPBD49X1HD423144
84974737 Jun 16, 2025 MS L3 1XPBD49X1HD423144
84934423 Jun 5, 2025 MS L3 1XPBD49X1HD423144
82371398 Aug 12, 2024 LA L1 1XPBD49X1HD423144 OOS
82254830 Jul 29, 2024 MS L3 1XPBD49X1HD423144
81911168 Jun 14, 2024 LA L3 1XPBD49X1HD423144
80081107 Nov 2, 2023 TN L1 1XPBD49X1HD423144 OOS

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