Roadside Inspection 83735524

Roadside inspection on Jan 28, 2025 in Tennessee • Carrier: SUMMERS-TAYLOR INC (USDOT 360000) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83735524
Date:
Jan 28, 2025
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOXVILLE TN
Carrier (USDOT):
SUMMERS-TAYLOR INC (360000)
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL HX620 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P4301HY (TN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 11.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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 0.80 violations per inspection across 71 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Tennessee
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 13,404 Level 2 inspections in Tennessee during 2025
vs typical at KNOXVILLE TN
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 9,919 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 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
37%
30 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
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
30
26 violations · 6 OOS · 0.87 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 393.130B-CHVE (Heavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of accessory equipment or articulated vehicles., severity weight 7). (393.130B-CHVE)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSPCAPT2PN568657 TN P4301HY INTERNATIONAL HX620 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TKH04722KM084845 TN V62382 TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES 2019

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.130B-CHVE Heavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of accessory equipment or articulated vehicles. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance

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
84223919 Mar 24, 2025 TN L3 ERWIN TN 1
83906165 Feb 18, 2025 NC L3 0
83808968 Feb 4, 2025 NC L2 MADISON COUNTY WEL CTR I-26 E 1
83739149 Jan 30, 2025 AL L3 RODSIDE 1
83613647 Jan 15, 2025 NC L3 NEAR EXIT 3 EB 1
83395215 Dec 13, 2024 TN L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
80403505 Dec 14, 2023 TN L2 3HSPCAPT2PN568657
78993501 Jun 26, 2023 TN L2 3HSPCAPT2PN568657 OOS

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