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Roadside Inspection 82415885

Roadside inspection on Aug 12, 2024 in Tennessee • Carrier: PVM STEEL LLC (USDOT 4074217) • Vehicle: CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82415885
Date:
Aug 12, 2024
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOXVILLE TN
Carrier (USDOT):
PVM STEEL LLC (4074217)
Vehicle:
CHEVROLET Silverado HD STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
PV STEEL (CO)

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 5.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 1 median in Tennessee
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 34,336 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2024
vs typical at KNOXVILLE TN
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 6,388 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 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 395.8(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 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1GC4YTEY3RF231401 CO PV STEEL CHEVROLET Silverado HD 2024 —
2 OTHER 7HCBL1820NB036455 CO AKNX46 TEXAS PRIDE TRAILERS Texas Pride Trailers 2022 —

Violations Cited

1 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

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
89090564 Sep 24, 2026 PA L2 1GC4YTEY3RF231401 —
89090564 Sep 24, 2026 PA L2 7HCBL1820NB036455 —

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