Roadside Inspection 84598526

Roadside inspection on May 6, 2025 in Tennessee • Carrier: KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 428823) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84598526
Date:
May 6, 2025
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ARDMORE TN
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4) TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
2873069 (IN)

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 8.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.81 violations per inspection across 6,941 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 39,142 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2025
vs typical at ARDMORE TN
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 6,939 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
55%
3435 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
289
245 violations · 39 OOS
Prior 90 days
917
776 violations · 127 OOS · 0.85 per inspection
Prior 365 days
3435
2840 violations · 471 OOS · 0.83 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4BC9EH3SN696852 IN 2873069 VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4) 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAP0625DT577514 IN P261032 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1983

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
85462732 Jul 5, 2025 CA L2 GRAPEVINE IF 0
85213321 Jul 5, 2025 CA L1 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 0
85211399 Jul 5, 2025 CA L1 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 0
85138233 Jul 5, 2025 NC L3 0
85213205 Jul 4, 2025 CA L2 0
85213203 Jul 4, 2025 CA L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88847691 Aug 29, 2026 NC L3 4V4BC9EH3SN696852

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