Roadside Inspection 80938568

Roadside inspection on Feb 22, 2024 in Tennessee • Carrier: SAMERICA TRANSPORT SERVICES COMPANY (USDOT 2538849) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80938568
Date:
Feb 22, 2024
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ATHENS TN
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R589905 (TX)

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 3 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 3 median in Tennessee
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 31,832 Level 3 inspections in Tennessee during 2024
vs typical at ATHENS TN
1
On par with station median (1)
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 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 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 395.8E1PC-OOS (HOS - False record of duty status driver improperly used Personal Conveyance, severity weight 7). (395.8E1PC-OOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH1NN609712 TX R589905 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2530AU969517 TX 200B697 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2010

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E1PC-OOS HOS - False record of duty status driver improperly used Personal Conveyance 7 Hours of Service OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88499496 Jul 23, 2026 NE L3 1UYVS2530AU969517
88454280 Jul 17, 2026 CO L1 1UYVS2530AU969517 OOS
87080475 Feb 10, 2026 TX L2 4V4NC9EH1NN609712 OOS
84885258 Jun 5, 2025 NM L2 1UYVS2530AU969517 OOS
84865841 Jun 3, 2025 TX L2 1UYVS2530AU969517 OOS
84772083 May 22, 2025 OH L3 4V4NC9EH1NN609712
83939154 Feb 21, 2025 TN L2 4V4NC9EH1NN609712 OOS
83725276 Jan 28, 2025 AR L3 1UYVS2530AU969517

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