Roadside Inspection 80215708

Roadside inspection on Nov 20, 2023 in Tennessee • Carrier: AKAL EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1803439) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
0
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80215708
Date:
Nov 20, 2023
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
0
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
THP 1 KNOX SCALES- EAST
Carrier (USDOT):
AKAL EXPRESS INC (1803439)
Operating authority:
MC655666
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
230946 (KS)

What this inspection means

This is a clean inspection — no violations were recorded.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a clean and typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
0
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.71 violations per inspection across 14 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
0
On par with 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
0
1 fewer than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
36%
14 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 · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
22 violations · 2 OOS · 3.14 per inspection
Prior 365 days
14
52 violations · 4 OOS · 3.71 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3ALXGF005KDKB2075 KS 230946 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAP0626GJ651670 KS 636603 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2016
No violations cited during this inspection.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
80625915 Jan 11, 2024 IN L1 TERRE HAUTE IN 5 OOS
80444985 Dec 21, 2023 AR L3 BENTON COUNTY 0
80422490 Dec 18, 2023 MO L3 JOPLIN MO 0
80214546 Nov 21, 2023 AR L3 CRAWFORD COUNTY 0
80216271 Nov 17, 2023 KS L2 1
80160820 Nov 13, 2023 TN L2 THP 5 I-81 GREENE SCALES 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85356949 Jul 29, 2025 MO L1 3ALXGF005KDKB2075
83520643 Dec 31, 2024 IN L3 1GRAP0626GJ651670
83217170 Nov 15, 2024 PA L1 1GRAP0626GJ651670 OOS
82947154 Oct 15, 2024 IN L3 3ALXGF005KDKB2075
81521991 May 3, 2024 MO L2 3ALXGF005KDKB2075 OOS
81147085 Mar 19, 2024 IN L3 3ALXGF005KDKB2075
80988213 Feb 29, 2024 KY L1 1GRAP0626GJ651670 OOS
80821739 Feb 12, 2024 TN L2 3ALXGF005KDKB2075

Related records

Recent activity at THP 1 KNOX SCALES- EAST

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
80238546 Nov 24, 2023 BILL DAVIS TRUCKING INC 2 OOS
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