Roadside Inspection 79618499

Roadside inspection on Sep 7, 2023 in Tennessee • Carrier: PLATINUM LEASING GROUP LLC (USDOT 2487111) • 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 #:
79618499
Date:
Sep 7, 2023
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GILES COUNTY SCALES
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3358591 (IN)

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 3.

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
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.00 violations per inspection across 12 prior records
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 2,270 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
17%
12 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
3
11 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
9
19 violations · 3 OOS · 2.11 per inspection
Prior 365 days
12
24 violations · 5 OOS · 2.00 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 393.104(f)(3) (Loose or unfastened tiedown., severity weight 3). (393.104(f)(3))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDV5PSUD1596 IN 3358591 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJF482M2RC442696 FL 83CEVU WABASH PLATFORMS Combo Steel / Alum Platform 2024

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.104(f)(3) Loose or unfastened tiedown. 3 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
80027344 Oct 26, 2023 IA L2 5 OOS
79944475 Oct 16, 2023 IN L3 1
79936338 Oct 16, 2023 TX L2 12 OOS
79882866 Oct 4, 2023 GA L3 TWO LANE RURAL ROAD 3
79839556 Oct 3, 2023 GA L3 HIGH CRASH CORRIDOR 1
79716230 Sep 20, 2023 NC L1 LUMBERTON WEIGH STATION I-95 S 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87864240 May 14, 2026 UT L1 1JJF482M2RC442696 OOS
87165870 Feb 22, 2026 TX L2 1JJF482M2RC442696
85135522 Jun 27, 2025 VA L3 3AKJHHDV5PSUD1596
82850144 Oct 4, 2024 TX L2 1JJF482M2RC442696 OOS

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