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Roadside Inspection 79872241

Roadside inspection on Oct 9, 2023 in Tennessee • Carrier: VOLUNTEER WELDING INC (USDOT 362329) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER 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 #:
79872241
Date:
Oct 9, 2023
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
HWY 52/I-65
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
H906242 (TN)

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 7.

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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.45 violations per inspection across 11 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)
73%
11 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
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
3 violations · 1 OOS · 0.60 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
5 violations · 2 OOS · 0.45 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 393.207(a) (Axle positioning parts defective/missing, severity weight 7). (393.207(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3AKBGDBG1FDGN1767 TN H906242 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2015 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER SC9C5KD63PF012003 TN U173023 Volu — — —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207(a) Axle positioning parts defective/missing 7 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
80276016 Nov 29, 2023 TN L2 — 0 —
80143660 Nov 10, 2023 TN L2 THP 1 I-40 KNOXVILLE SCALES 0 —
79932881 Oct 16, 2023 TN L1 THP 1 I-40 KNOXVILLE SCALES 0 —
79783408 Sep 27, 2023 TN L2 I-24 EAST 0 —
79783229 Sep 27, 2023 TN L1 THP 5 I-81 GREENE SCALES 3 OOS
79706556 Sep 19, 2023 TN L2 I40 EB 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86379940 Nov 19, 2025 TN L2 SC9C5KD63PF012003 —
86250704 Nov 4, 2025 TN L2 SC9C5KD63PF012003 —
83320163 Dec 3, 2024 TN L2 SC9C5KD63PF012003 —
83100962 Nov 5, 2024 TN L2 SC9C5KD63PF012003 —
80597028 Jan 10, 2024 TN L2 SC9C5KD63PF012003 —
80597028 Jan 10, 2024 TN L2 3AKBGDBG1FDGN1767 —
80448098 Dec 20, 2023 TN L2 SC9C5KD63PF012003 —
80448098 Dec 20, 2023 TN L2 3AKBGDBG1FDGN1767 —

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