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Roadside Inspection 79110307

Roadside inspection on Jul 10, 2023 in Tennessee • Carrier: B & T EXPRESS INC (USDOT 285442) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
3
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79110307
Date:
Jul 10, 2023
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GILES COUNTY SCALES
Carrier (USDOT):
B & T EXPRESS INC (285442)
Operating authority:
MC194598
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PWB7730 (OH)

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 12.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.69 violations per inspection across 62 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 19,963 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2023
vs typical at GILES COUNTY SCALES
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,201 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
3
2 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)
50%
62 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
23
11 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
59
41 violations · 11 OOS · 0.69 per inspection
Prior 365 days
62
43 violations · 12 OOS · 0.69 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)(5) (Driver lacking valid license for type vehicle being operated, severity weight 8). (391.11(b)(5))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X9ND792541 OH PWB7730 PETERBILT 579 2022 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 13N145202F1570597 ME 2589634 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 2015 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.11(b)(5) Driver lacking valid license for type vehicle being operated 8 Driver Fitness OOS
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.9(a)(2) Failing to secure vehicle equipment 1 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
79607377 Sep 7, 2023 MS L2 CORINTH SCALE US 45 NORTH 1 —
79598349 Sep 5, 2023 OH L2 WYANDOT COUNTY REST AREA WB 0 —
79593242 Sep 5, 2023 AR L1 — 11 OOS
79576104 Sep 5, 2023 MO L2 CHARLESTONMO 4 OOS
79614727 Sep 4, 2023 MO L1 FORISTELLMO 12 OOS
79553702 Aug 31, 2023 MD L2 I-95 NORTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86538048 Dec 8, 2025 SC L3 1XPBD49X9ND792541 —
86250134 Nov 4, 2025 TN L1 1XPBD49X9ND792541 OOS
83154841 Nov 14, 2024 AL L3 1XPBD49X9ND792541 —
80948633 Feb 27, 2024 AL L2 13N145202F1570597 OOS
80027840 Oct 25, 2023 IN L3 13N145202F1570597 —
80027840 Oct 25, 2023 IN L3 1XPBD49X9ND792541 —
79256084 Jul 25, 2023 SC L3 13N145202F1570597 —
79256084 Jul 25, 2023 SC L3 1XPBD49X9ND792541 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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