Roadside Inspection 80726318

Roadside inspection on Jan 31, 2024 in Tennessee • Carrier: DIESEL EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1065876) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80726318
Date:
Jan 31, 2024
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GILES COUNTY
Carrier (USDOT):
DIESEL EXPRESS INC (1065876)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A315930 (UK)

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 14.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 0.56 violations per inspection across 160 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Tennessee
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 14,531 Level 2 inspections in Tennessee during 2024
vs typical at GILES COUNTY
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 128 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
68%
157 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
10
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
32
25 violations · 4 OOS · 0.78 per inspection
Prior 365 days
157
87 violations · 13 OOS · 0.55 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR0PSUG4783 UK A315930 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2539CP350304 UK 147827A UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2012

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A1-TAOBETA Tires - All others, bias ply has more than one ply exposed in the tread area or damaged plies in the sidewall. 8 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2-SLLTCD State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety offical, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other. 5 Unsafe Driving
393.60C Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 1 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
81209017 Mar 27, 2024 MI L2 2 OOS
81208439 Mar 27, 2024 SC L3 I-26 WB ROADSIDE 3
81198208 Mar 26, 2024 OH L2 CAMBRIDGE SCALES 3 OOS
81204278 Mar 21, 2024 TN L1 MOHAWK TN 1 OOS
81192632 Mar 20, 2024 TN L2 MOHAWK TN 2
81153209 Mar 19, 2024 MS L3 RANKIN COUNTY 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86928124 Jan 29, 2026 TN L3 3AKJHHDR0PSUG4783

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