Roadside Inspection 83901521

Roadside inspection on Feb 17, 2025 in Tennessee • Carrier: FIRSTEXPRESS INC (USDOT 557151) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83901521
Date:
Feb 17, 2025
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOXVILLE TN
Carrier (USDOT):
FIRSTEXPRESS INC (557151)
Operating authority:
MC273815
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
T9038HY (TN)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 1.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2025, this is a typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.38 violations per inspection across 259 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 39,142 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2025
vs typical at KNOXVILLE TN
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 9,880 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 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
72%
135 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
10
6 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
36
16 violations · 7 OOS · 0.44 per inspection
Prior 365 days
135
47 violations · 15 OOS · 0.35 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH3PN613568 TN T9038HY VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC5321MM105651 TN 103946T VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2021

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner 1 Hours of Service

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
84446641 Apr 18, 2025 TN L1 MOHAWK TN 1 OOS
84422704 Apr 15, 2025 SC L3 LAMAR SC 0
84360195 Apr 8, 2025 TN L2 MOUNT JULIET TN 1
84358811 Apr 8, 2025 OH L2 EATON OH 0
84299876 Apr 1, 2025 TN L3 KNOXVILLE TN 0
84293450 Apr 1, 2025 KY L1 MOREHEAD 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86993136 Feb 7, 2026 NC L2 4V4NC9EH3PN613568 OOS
86484273 Dec 3, 2025 GA L3 4V4NC9EH3PN613568
86315548 Nov 12, 2025 TN L3 4V4NC9EH3PN613568
84634685 May 9, 2025 TN L3 5V8VC5321MM105651
83087677 Nov 4, 2024 TN L1 4V4NC9EH3PN613568
82694981 Sep 18, 2024 OH L3 4V4NC9EH3PN613568
82045087 Jul 3, 2024 NC L3 4V4NC9EH3PN613568
80588698 Jan 11, 2024 AL L1 4V4NC9EH3PN613568 OOS

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