Roadside Inspection 85820697

Roadside inspection on Sep 17, 2025 in Tennessee • Carrier: TENNESSEE GROUNDS LLC (USDOT 3960961) • Vehicle: HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85820697
Date:
Sep 17, 2025
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ARDMORE TN
Operating authority:
MC1477163
Vehicle:
HINO Conventional Type Truck STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
H485128 (TN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 3.

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 Level 1 median in Tennessee
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 39,142 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2025
vs typical at ARDMORE TN
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 7,548 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
2
1 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
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 396.5A-HNL (HUBS - No Visible Or Measurable Lubricant Showing In The HUB., severity weight 2). (396.5A-HNL)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5PVNE8JV2J4S56831 TN H485128 HINO Conventional Type Truck 2018

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.5A-HNL HUBS - No Visible Or Measurable Lubricant Showing In The HUB. 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
85405583 Jul 29, 2025 GA L3 THOMSON GA 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89006638 Sep 14, 2026 TN L3 5PVNE8JV2J4S56831 OOS

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