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Roadside Inspection 86114392

Roadside inspection on Oct 20, 2025 in Tennessee • Carrier: ESTES GRADING & TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 781556) • Vehicle: MACK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86114392
Date:
Oct 20, 2025
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MEMPHIS TN
Operating authority:
MC620492
Vehicle:
MACK Pinnacle TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A522041 (TN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 15.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 1.70 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Tennessee
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 13,404 Level 2 inspections in Tennessee during 2025
vs typical at MEMPHIS TN
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 848 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
1
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
2 violations · 1 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
3
2 violations · 1 OOS · 0.67 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 393.100B-C (Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV., severity weight 7). (393.100B-C)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1M1PN3GY7SM015426 TN A522041 MACK Pinnacle 2025 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER FW119934 TN P665333 Unknown — — —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLED State/Local Laws - Excessive dimension (width/height/length). 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.100B-C Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
85932139 Sep 30, 2025 TN L2 MEMPHIS TN 2 OOS
85630797 Aug 27, 2025 AR L3 WEST MEMPHIS AR 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84659943 May 13, 2025 AR L1 1M1PN3GY7SM015426 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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