Roadside Inspection 81236056

Roadside inspection on Mar 26, 2024 in Tennessee • Carrier: MS EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2407477) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81236056
Date:
Mar 26, 2024
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROBERTSON COUNTY
Carrier (USDOT):
MS EXPRESS LLC (2407477)
Operating authority:
MC828357
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3160946 (UK)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 6.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.46 violations per inspection across 41 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Tennessee
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 14,531 Level 2 inspections in Tennessee during 2024
vs typical at ROBERTSON COUNTY
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 30 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
2
1 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)
32%
41 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
3
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
10 violations · 2 OOS · 1.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
41
60 violations · 12 OOS · 1.46 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR4NSNH2983 UK 3160946 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D8RL442889 UK 5279684 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2024

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service
392.2-SLLUP State/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway. 1 Unsafe Driving

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
81703494 May 24, 2024 MS L3 1 OOS
81640282 May 16, 2024 AL L1 REST AREA 0
81556792 May 7, 2024 SC L3 I-85 NB ROADSIDE 3
81583759 May 6, 2024 GA L3 LAGRANGE GA 0
81516785 May 2, 2024 KY L3 SMITHS GROVE 1
81449198 Apr 22, 2024 TX L3 US 59 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88766443 Aug 20, 2026 TN L3 3AKJHHDR4NSNH2983
87268536 Mar 9, 2026 GA L3 1JJV532D8RL442889
83982353 Feb 27, 2025 AL L3 1JJV532D8RL442889
83959493 Feb 19, 2025 TX L2 3AKJHHDR4NSNH2983 OOS
83767927 Jan 29, 2025 TX L2 3AKJHHDR4NSNH2983 OOS

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