Roadside Inspection 81596885

Roadside inspection on May 8, 2024 in Tennessee • Carrier: TRI-STATE TRUCK CENTER INC (USDOT 8039) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81596885
Date:
May 8, 2024
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LEXINGTON TN
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
M4495HY (TN)

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 5.

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 this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.79 violations per inspection across 71 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Tennessee
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 31,832 Level 3 inspections in Tennessee during 2024
vs typical at LEXINGTON TN
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 76 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
2
2 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
73%
63 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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
3 violations · 0 OOS · 0.38 per inspection
Prior 365 days
63
45 violations · 7 OOS · 0.71 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (3 violations across 8 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.79 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 395.8(a)(1) (Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service, severity weight 5). (395.8(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EHXMN277963 TN M4495HY VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS253XK3459117 MS 114737A UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2019

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service 5 Hours of Service OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: 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
81911791 Jun 19, 2024 MS L2 0
81916757 Jun 18, 2024 AR L1 WEST MEMPHIS AR 3
81918081 Jun 14, 2024 TN L2 HAYWOOD COUNTY 1
81876563 Jun 13, 2024 MS L1 BOVINA SCALE I-20 EAST 0
81840999 Jun 10, 2024 MS L2 IUKA SCALE US 72 WEST 0
81814437 Jun 6, 2024 MS L1 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88545437 Jul 27, 2026 TN L1 4V4NC9EHXMN277963
88386503 Jul 10, 2026 AZ L2 4V4NC9EHXMN277963 OOS
88314878 Jul 1, 2026 MD L2 4V4NC9EHXMN277963
86552395 Dec 11, 2025 NM L2 4V4NC9EHXMN277963 OOS
85968326 Oct 5, 2025 NM L2 4V4NC9EHXMN277963
85573202 Aug 21, 2025 TN L1 4V4NC9EHXMN277963 OOS
84927143 Jun 8, 2025 TX L2 4V4NC9EHXMN277963
84458244 Apr 15, 2025 TX L2 4V4NC9EHXMN277963

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