Roadside Inspection 80938157

Roadside inspection on Feb 23, 2024 in Tennessee • Carrier: MARION ENVIRONMENTAL INC (USDOT 900567) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK 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 #:
80938157
Date:
Feb 23, 2024
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SPARTA TN
Operating authority:
MC404167
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
S5275HY (TN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 1.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.15 violations per inspection across 20 prior records
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 SPARTA TN
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 47 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
45%
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
3
9 violations · 1 OOS · 3.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
20
23 violations · 5 OOS · 1.15 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.6× their typical violation rate (9 violations across 3 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.15 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 392.9A2-C (Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured., severity weight 1). (392.9A2-C)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPXD49X5RD603461 TN S5275HY PETERBILT 389 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UNST4228ML153976 TN 115718T DRAGON ESP
Ticket: Unknown
Dragon ESP 2021

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC 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
81374207 Apr 17, 2024 AL L2 INTERSTATE 7 OOS
81370915 Apr 11, 2024 TN L2 STANTON TN 0
81148580 Mar 14, 2024 GA L3 CARTERSVILLE GA 1
80998676 Mar 1, 2024 AL L3 ROADSIDE 0
80981305 Feb 19, 2024 GA L3 GAINESVILLE GA 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87038598 Feb 11, 2026 TN L1 1UNST4228ML153976 OOS

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