Roadside Inspection 80925701

Roadside inspection on Feb 20, 2024 in Tennessee • Carrier: ROYAL LINK TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 4065313) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80925701
Date:
Feb 20, 2024
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOXVILLE TN
Operating authority:
MC1543338
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PA79908 (ON)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 7.

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 Level 2 median in Tennessee
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 14,531 Level 2 inspections in Tennessee during 2024
vs typical at KNOXVILLE TN
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,669 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
1
Same as 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
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 395.8E-HOSPDOOS (HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain:, severity weight 7). (395.8E-HOSPDOOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJHHDR3NLMX0784 ON PA79908 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D0ML195618 WI 784181 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2021

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E-HOSPDOOS HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain: 7 Hours of Service 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
81027186 Mar 4, 2024 IA L2 5 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88388814 Jul 12, 2026 NV L3 1FUJHHDR3NLMX0784
88113758 Jun 10, 2026 ND L3 1JJV532D0ML195618
87185830 Feb 26, 2026 CA L2 1FUJHHDR3NLMX0784
87141161 Feb 25, 2026 CA L2 1FUJHHDR3NLMX0784
86453373 Nov 24, 2025 CA L3 1FUJHHDR3NLMX0784 OOS
85143747 Jul 4, 2025 TX L2 1FUJHHDR3NLMX0784
80437250 Dec 14, 2023 OK L1 1FUJHHDR3NLMX0784
79661354 Sep 14, 2023 KY L1 1FUJHHDR3NLMX0784

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