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Roadside Inspection 83100430

Roadside inspection on Nov 5, 2024 in Tennessee • Carrier: SOUTHERN STEEL RECYCLING INC (USDOT 2578797) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83100430
Date:
Nov 5, 2024
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KINGSPORT TN
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A96995 (KY)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 10.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a slightly above 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 KINGSPORT TN
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 196 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
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB0XXXN488422 KY A96995 PETERBILT 379 1999 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532F2XF599931 KY 810266 FRUEHUAF Fruehuaf 1999 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLS4 State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit. 10 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
83353905 Dec 9, 2024 KY L3 WHITESBURG 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87241944 Mar 9, 2026 KY L3 1XP5DB0XXXN488422 —
85306099 Jul 24, 2025 KY L2 1XP5DB0XXXN488422 —
82020987 Jul 2, 2024 KY L2 1XP5DB0XXXN488422 —
80836510 Feb 13, 2024 KY L2 1XP5DB0XXXN488422 OOS
78412489 Apr 21, 2023 KY L2 1XP5DB0XXXN488422 —

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