Roadside Inspection 79097767

Roadside inspection on Jul 7, 2023 in Tennessee • Carrier: PL TRANS INC (USDOT 3724904) • 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 #:
79097767
Date:
Jul 7, 2023
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
THP 4 HAYWOOD SCALES - WEST
Carrier (USDOT):
PL TRANS INC (3724904)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1140684 (IL)

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 8.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.03 violations per inspection across 38 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
1
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
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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
39%
38 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
38
39 violations · 7 OOS
Prior 90 days
38
39 violations · 7 OOS · 1.03 per inspection
Prior 365 days
38
39 violations · 7 OOS · 1.03 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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR1PSNK9256 IL P1140684 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K4NS584056 TN 158723T HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2022

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 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
79600122 Sep 5, 2023 OR L1 WOODBURN POE 1
79598964 Sep 5, 2023 WI L1 SUPERIOR SWEF 3
79584850 Sep 5, 2023 CO L3 FORT COLLINS POE NB 8
79581019 Sep 5, 2023 OK L1 LOVE COUNTY POE 0
79584070 Sep 2, 2023 MO L3 E2N SCALE 0
79600075 Sep 1, 2023 OR L1 WOODBURN POE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88455446 Jul 18, 2026 NM L2 3H3V532K4NS584056
87353174 Mar 18, 2026 IN L3 3AKJHHDR1PSNK9256
86849888 Jan 16, 2026 IN L3 3H3V532K4NS584056
86129774 Oct 22, 2025 NM L1 3AKJHHDR1PSNK9256
80475319 Dec 22, 2023 KY L2 3AKJHHDR1PSNK9256
80421645 Dec 18, 2023 WA L3 3H3V532K4NS584056
79968721 Oct 18, 2023 WA L3 3AKJHHDR1PSNK9256
79794915 Sep 28, 2023 NM L3 3AKJHHDR1PSNK9256

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