Roadside Inspection 83223172

Roadside inspection on Nov 20, 2024 in Tennessee • Carrier: US XPRESS INC (USDOT 303024) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
3
75% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83223172
Date:
Nov 20, 2024
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOXVILLE TN
Carrier (USDOT):
US XPRESS INC (303024)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3GE816 (OK)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 24.

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 this carrier's typical
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.58 violations per inspection across 10,631 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
4
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 34,336 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2024
vs typical at KNOXVILLE TN
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 9,057 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
4
3 more than 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
64%
6196 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
453
274 violations · 64 OOS
Prior 90 days
1391
764 violations · 161 OOS · 0.55 per inspection
Prior 365 days
6196
3443 violations · 711 OOS · 0.56 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 383.95A-LCDL (Restriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of airbrake restriction., severity weight 8). (383.95A-LCDL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR1NSNJ4821 OK 3GE816 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C1LR205320 TN 041513T HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2020

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.95A-LCDL Restriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of airbrake restriction. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 2501-5000 lbs over on an axle/axle groups. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.45D-BAAL Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1-BALR Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
87100264 Jan 18, 2025 NM L3 GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY 0
83693497 Jan 18, 2025 CA L1 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 0
83656708 Jan 18, 2025 MD L2 0
83649036 Jan 18, 2025 NC L3 0
83648998 Jan 18, 2025 NC L1 0
83648804 Jan 18, 2025 NC L1 I-40 WB AT EXIT 113 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83584982 Jan 10, 2025 OH L3 3AKJHHDR1NSNJ4821
82018223 Jun 26, 2024 FL L3 3AKJHHDR1NSNJ4821
79906990 Oct 12, 2023 TN L1 3AKJHHDR1NSNJ4821
79503071 Aug 25, 2023 MD L1 3AKJHHDR1NSNJ4821
79017251 Jun 6, 2023 GA L3 3AKJHHDR1NSNJ4821

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