Roadside Inspection 80574284

Roadside inspection on Jan 10, 2024 in Tennessee • Carrier: TENNESSEE AUTO SALVAGE & RECYCLING INC (USDOT 2533982) • Vehicle: MACK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
17
OOS Violations
7
41% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80574284
Date:
Jan 10, 2024
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
17
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOXVILLE TN
Vehicle:
MACK CXU (Pinnacle) TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
H111778 (TN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 74.

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
17
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.55 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
17
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 34,336 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2024
vs typical at KNOXVILLE TN
17
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 763 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
17
16 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)
18%
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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
2
1 violations · 1 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
28 violations · 6 OOS · 2.55 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1M1AW07Y7HM081453 TN H111778 MACK CXU (Pinnacle) 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTE4820731070717 TN U991897 TRANSCRAFT Transcraft 2003

Violations Cited

17 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLED State/Local Laws - Excessive dimension (width/height/length). 8 Unsafe Driving
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.100B-C Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.128B-CLWV Light Weight Vehicles - Improper securement of automobiles, light trucks, and vans. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45A-BHTIJ Air Brake - Improperly joined such as a splice made by sliding the hose ends over a piece of tubing and clamping the hose to the tube. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47A-BCLMBD Drum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
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
393.55(c)(1) Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.84-FL Floor - Inadequate floor condition. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.93B-SBA Seatbelts - Trucks and truck-tractors not equipped/defective. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
392.9A2-C Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured. 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.9A2-C Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured. 1 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
80883987 Jan 31, 2024 TN L3 MARYVILLE TN 0
80726646 Jan 31, 2024 TN L3 MARYVILLE TN 0
80704432 Jan 26, 2024 NC L2 SAMS GAP 6 OOS
80160840 Nov 13, 2023 TN L2 THP 5 I-81 GREENE SCALES 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85916509 Sep 30, 2025 KY L1 1TTE4820731070717 OOS
83309043 Nov 29, 2024 NC L2 1TTE4820731070717
82492251 Aug 20, 2024 TN L2 1TTE4820731070717 OOS
82088833 Jul 5, 2024 TN L2 1TTE4820731070717 OOS
82088833 Jul 5, 2024 TN L2 1M1AW07Y7HM081453 OOS
81764947 May 28, 2024 TN L3 1M1AW07Y7HM081453
81764947 May 28, 2024 TN L3 1TTE4820731070717
81204428 Mar 21, 2024 TN L1 1TTE4820731070717 OOS

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