Roadside Inspection 85334887

Roadside inspection on Jul 27, 2025 in Tennessee • Carrier: ARKA EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1710817) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
2
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85334887
Date:
Jul 27, 2025
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ATHENS TN
Carrier (USDOT):
ARKA EXPRESS INC (1710817)
Operating authority:
MC627673
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1225286 (IL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Controlled Substances/Alcohol, with a combined severity weight of 39.

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 this carrier's typical
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.68 violations per inspection across 478 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Tennessee
6
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 37,799 Level 3 inspections in Tennessee during 2025
vs typical at ATHENS TN
6
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 233 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
6
6 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
55%
153 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
14
11 violations · 6 OOS
Prior 90 days
36
24 violations · 8 OOS · 0.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
153
111 violations · 12 OOS · 0.73 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 392.5A2-IP (Intoxicating - No driver shall use alcohol, be under the influence of alcohol, or have any measured alcohol concentration or detected presence of alcohol, while on duty, or operating, or in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle., severity weight 5). (392.5A2-IP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDRXRSUV8027 IL P1225286 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2534P3885408 IL 914697ST UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2023

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLRD State/Local Laws - Reckless driving. 10 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLL State/Local Laws - 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLL State/Local Laws - 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLML State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane. 5 Unsafe Driving
392.5A2-IP Intoxicating - No driver shall use alcohol, be under the influence of alcohol, or have any measured alcohol concentration or detected presence of alcohol, while on duty, or operating, or in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle. 5 Controlled Substances/Alcohol OOS
392.5A3-IDUI Intoxicating - No driver shall be on duty or operate a commercial motor vehicle while the driver possesses an intoxicating beverage, regardless of its alcohol content. 3 Controlled Substances/Alcohol 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
85879523 Sep 25, 2025 KY L1 HENDERSON 0
85873797 Sep 23, 2025 TN L1 KNOXVILLE TN 0
85864305 Sep 17, 2025 IN L2 SEYMOUR IN 0
85682520 Sep 4, 2025 KY L1 EDDYVILLE 2 OOS
85666301 Aug 27, 2025 GA L3 FORSYTH GA 0
85664952 Aug 27, 2025 GA L1 VALDOSTA GA 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87549048 Apr 9, 2026 FL L3 3AKJHHDRXRSUV8027
83204296 Nov 19, 2024 KY L3 3AKJHHDRXRSUV8027
81102816 Mar 13, 2024 SD L1 3AKJHHDRXRSUV8027

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