Roadside Inspection 84011021

Roadside inspection on Mar 1, 2025 in Tennessee • Carrier: Z & D EXPRESS CORP (USDOT 4257353) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
11
OOS Violations
1
9% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84011021
Date:
Mar 1, 2025
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
11
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DANDRIDGE TN
Carrier (USDOT):
Z & D EXPRESS CORP (4257353)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T6 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AZ259E (NJ)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 25.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 Level 3 median in Tennessee
11
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 37,799 Level 3 inspections in Tennessee during 2025
vs typical at DANDRIDGE TN
11
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 185 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
11
11 more than the median (0)
Compared to 1,066,282 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 6.5%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2025
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 395.8A1-HOSP (HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed., severity weight 5). (395.8A1-HOSP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKAD49X5CJ318117 NJ AZ259E KENWORTH T6 Series 2012
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1RNF48A25JR043594 ME 5030612 REITNOUER INC
Ticket: Bendix Cor
Reitnouer Inc 2018

Violations Cited

11 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLL State/Local Laws - 8 Unsafe Driving
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
395.8A No drivers record of duty status when one is required 1 Hours of Service
395.8A No drivers record of duty status when one is required 1 Hours of Service
395.8A No drivers record of duty status when one is required 1 Hours of Service
395.8A No drivers record of duty status when one is required 1 Hours of Service
395.8A No drivers record of duty status when one is required 1 Hours of Service
395.8A No drivers record of duty status when one is required 1 Hours of Service
395.8A No drivers record of duty status when one is required 1 Hours of Service
395.8A No drivers record of duty status when one is required 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
84345108 Apr 4, 2025 IN L2 CHESTERTON IN 19 OOS
83635138 Jan 15, 2025 NY L2 YAPHANK NY 4

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88832592 Aug 26, 2026 TN L2 1RNF48A25JR043594 OOS
84764784 May 21, 2025 VA L3 1RNF48A25JR043594
83635138 Jan 15, 2025 NY L2 1RNF48A25JR043594
83250366 Nov 24, 2024 MD L2 1XKAD49X5CJ318117
83159258 Nov 14, 2024 CA L1 1XKAD49X5CJ318117
82896799 Oct 7, 2024 AZ L3 1XKAD49X5CJ318117
82896799 Oct 7, 2024 AZ L3 1RNF48A25JR043594
82414762 Aug 15, 2024 WI L3 1XKAD49X5CJ318117

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