Roadside Inspection 86329186

Roadside inspection on Nov 13, 2025 in Tennessee • Carrier: CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC (USDOT 1728528) • Vehicle: STERLING TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86329186
Date:
Nov 13, 2025
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOXVILLE TN
Vehicle:
STERLING TRUCK L9513 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
VW8320 (NC)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 7.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.94 violations per inspection across 128 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Tennessee
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 13,404 Level 2 inspections in Tennessee during 2025
vs typical at KNOXVILLE TN
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 12,233 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
2
1 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 clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
58%
62 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
5
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
19
29 violations · 3 OOS · 1.53 per inspection
Prior 365 days
62
62 violations · 12 OOS · 1.00 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 395.8K2-HOSP (HOS (Property) - Failing to have in possession RODS for the previous seven consecutive days and available for inspection while on duty., severity weight 5). (395.8K2-HOSP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2FZXKWEBXYAB47812 NC VW8320 STERLING TRUCK L9513 2000
2 SEMI-TRAILER 10HHTD1D871000034 NC AL50535 HUDSON BROTHERS
Ticket: Unknown
2007

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8K2-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have in possession RODS for the previous seven consecutive days and available for inspection while on duty. 5 Hours of Service OOS
393.23-LEU Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g., unplugged or looose pigtail). 2 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
86748691 Jan 6, 2026 NC L3 US INTERSTATE 0
86601614 Dec 16, 2025 WV L3 CAMP CREEK WV 0
86561700 Dec 10, 2025 SC L3 MONETTA SC 1
86528670 Dec 10, 2025 NC L2 CUMBERLAND COUNTY, I-95, N 1
86517532 Dec 8, 2025 NC L2 1
86491456 Dec 4, 2025 NC L1 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87113212 Feb 23, 2026 SC L2 10HHTD1D871000034 OOS
87113212 Feb 23, 2026 SC L2 2FZXKWEBXYAB47812 OOS
86069150 Oct 16, 2025 NC L2 10HHTD1D871000034 OOS
86003408 Oct 6, 2025 NC L3 2FZXKWEBXYAB47812
85706190 Sep 4, 2025 NC L3 2FZXKWEBXYAB47812
85286163 Jul 21, 2025 NC L2 2FZXKWEBXYAB47812 OOS
78934882 Jun 16, 2023 IN L2 2FZXKWEBXYAB47812
78555399 May 8, 2023 NC L3 10HHTD1D871000034 OOS

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