Roadside Inspection 79695180

Roadside inspection on Sep 18, 2023 in Tennessee • Carrier: WALKER-HILL ENVIRONMENTAL INC (USDOT 649091) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

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 #:
79695180
Date:
Sep 18, 2023
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
THP 1 I40 SCALES WEST
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
A490959 (MS)

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 Level 1 median in Tennessee
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 19,963 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2023
vs typical at THP 1 I40 SCALES WEST
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 414 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 396.5(b) (Oil and/or grease leak, severity weight 3). (396.5(b))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FT8W3B64MED07118 MS A490959 FORD F-350 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4R7G0302XKT183218 MS 126540A TOP HAT INDUSTRIES
Ticket: Trailer
2019

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 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
80036535 Oct 26, 2023 FL L3 0
79819926 Oct 2, 2023 TN L1 THP 4 I40 HAYWOOD SCALES 2
80046491 Sep 18, 2023 TN L1 HAYWOOD COUNTY 1 OOS
79467770 Aug 22, 2023 AL L1 RURAL 2
79352103 Jul 31, 2023 LA L1 ROADSIDE 3
79234000 Jul 24, 2023 TN L1 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87220850 Mar 4, 2026 TN L1 4R7G0302XKT183218 OOS
86962067 Feb 3, 2026 TN L1 4R7G0302XKT183218
86051651 Oct 13, 2025 TN L1 1FT8W3B64MED07118 OOS
84653683 May 12, 2025 MS L1 1FT8W3B64MED07118
82479466 Aug 19, 2024 TN L1 4R7G0302XKT183218 OOS
81566848 May 7, 2024 MS L1 1FT8W3B64MED07118
81461929 Apr 22, 2024 TN L1 1FT8W3B64MED07118
81122782 Mar 11, 2024 TN L1 1FT8W3B64MED07118

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