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Roadside Inspection 78820325

Roadside inspection on Jun 1, 2023 in Tennessee • Carrier: THUNDER TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2190391) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78820325
Date:
Jun 1, 2023
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GILES COUNTY SCALES
Operating authority:
MC761245
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RC14419 (MI)

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 6.

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
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 19,963 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2023
vs typical at GILES COUNTY SCALES
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 691 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
1
Same as 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 393.209(d) (Steering system components worn, welded, or missing, severity weight 6). (393.209(d))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLD5XFSGJ7775 MI RC14419 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2015 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D4FL865674 MI D173319 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2015 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.209(d) Steering system components worn, welded, or missing 6 Vehicle Maintenance 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
79256454 Jul 25, 2023 TN L2 THP 5 I-81 GREENE SCALES 1 —
79233871 Jul 25, 2023 TN L3 INTERSTATE RAMP 0 —
78794723 Jun 2, 2023 MD L2 FINZEL SCALE HOUSE 1 —
78543709 May 3, 2023 IA L3 — 3 —
78504758 May 2, 2023 NC L2 I 40 EB 0 —
78441437 Apr 24, 2023 MI L2 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87645273 Apr 21, 2026 AL L2 1JJV532D4FL865674 —
84944880 Jun 12, 2025 TN L1 1JJV532D4FL865674 —
83466376 Dec 12, 2024 IA L3 1JJV532D4FL865674 —
82795336 Sep 27, 2024 OH L1 1JJV532D4FL865674 OOS
81094474 Mar 12, 2024 KY L1 3AKJGLD5XFSGJ7775 OOS
81059637 Mar 7, 2024 KY L1 1JJV532D4FL865674 OOS
80991044 Feb 28, 2024 OH L3 1JJV532D4FL865674 —
80919710 Feb 21, 2024 PA L1 1JJV532D4FL865674 —

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