Roadside Inspection 86001119

Roadside inspection on Oct 8, 2025 in Tennessee • Carrier: JOSEPH A LEWIS (USDOT 787460) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86001119
Date:
Oct 8, 2025
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ARDMORE TN
Carrier (USDOT):
JOSEPH A LEWIS (787460)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
DF31JL (FL)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

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 slightly above 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 7,519 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
No
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X5HD355253 FL DF31JL PETERBILT 579 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1RNF53A2XFR033912 FL QA32DZ REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Inc 2015

Violations Cited

2 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

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83755883 Jan 28, 2025 FL L1 1RNF53A2XFR033912 OOS
83755883 Jan 28, 2025 FL L1 1XPBD49X5HD355253 OOS
82676766 Sep 10, 2024 GA L3 1RNF53A2XFR033912
82676766 Sep 10, 2024 GA L3 1XPBD49X5HD355253
81288273 Apr 4, 2024 US L1 1RNF53A2XFR033912
79014816 Jun 28, 2023 NY L2 1XPBD49X5HD355253

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