Roadside Inspection 78890225

Roadside inspection on Jun 13, 2023 in Tennessee • Carrier: URS MIDWEST LLC (USDOT 790261) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78890225
Date:
Jun 13, 2023
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GILES COUNTY SCALES
Carrier (USDOT):
URS MIDWEST LLC (790261)
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RC24155 (MI)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 11.

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 this carrier's typical
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.05 violations per inspection across 132 prior records
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 854 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
39%
129 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
49
48 violations · 8 OOS
Prior 90 days
129
137 violations · 16 OOS · 1.06 per inspection
Prior 365 days
129
137 violations · 16 OOS · 1.06 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 391.11(b)(4) (Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency., severity weight 2). (391.11(b)(4))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KKHAECK37PY62512 MI RC24155 WESTERN STAR 4900 2007
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5E0AJ1445BG322003 MI D026910 COTTRELL
Ticket: Trailer
C-09, c-10, C-11, CX-09, CX-10, CX-11 2011

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207(f) Air suspension pressure loss 7 Vehicle Maintenance
391.11(b)(4) Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency. 2 Driver Fitness OOS
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
79394488 Aug 12, 2023 NC L3 I 40 WEST AT US 64 0
79399250 Aug 11, 2023 AK L2 HEALY 1
79399183 Aug 11, 2023 WI L2 KENOSHA SWEF 3 OOS
79398356 Aug 11, 2023 MI L2 PELHAM RD 1
79383907 Aug 10, 2023 IN L3 1
79370128 Aug 10, 2023 CT L2 DANBURY SCALE 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88865475 Aug 30, 2026 US L3 5KKHAECK37PY62512

Related records

Recent activity at GILES COUNTY SCALES

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
84535994 Apr 24, 2025 NASHVILLE READY MIX INC 1 OOS
84531312 Apr 24, 2025 J HARRISON JONES TRUCKING LLC 9 OOS
84529725 Apr 24, 2025 TRANSCO LINES INC 0
84537935 Apr 23, 2025 OLD SOUTH FREIGHT SERVICE INC 2 OOS
84536904 Apr 23, 2025 KLLM TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 3 OOS
84535878 Apr 23, 2025 CUSTOM PINESTRAW INC 2 OOS