Roadside Inspection 80532421

Roadside inspection on Jan 4, 2024 in Tennessee • Carrier: T & M INCORPORATED (USDOT 339790) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80532421
Date:
Jan 4, 2024
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ARDMORE TN
Carrier (USDOT):
T & M INCORPORATED (339790)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RB97030 (MI)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 16.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2024, 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 1.00 violations per inspection across 21 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 34,336 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2024
vs typical at ARDMORE TN
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 43 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 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
35%
20 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
1
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
3 violations · 0 OOS · 0.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
20
19 violations · 1 OOS · 0.95 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 383.23A2-LCDLN (License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL., severity weight 8). (383.23A2-LCDLN)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EHXMN282547 MI RB97030 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D5FL872178 MI D100868 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2015

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23A2-LCDLN License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance

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
80814966 Feb 8, 2024 MI L2 0
80657343 Jan 20, 2024 NM L3 GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY 0
80626071 Jan 16, 2024 IN L3 MICHIGAN CITY IN 1
80562372 Jan 8, 2024 CA L1 CASTAIC IF 0
80450392 Dec 20, 2023 MI L2 1
80161808 Nov 13, 2023 MI L3 EB SCALE 1

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