Roadside Inspection 86756495

Roadside inspection on Jan 9, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: FRANK J COX TRUCKING INC (USDOT 2569987) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
2
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86756495
Date:
Jan 9, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOXVILLE TN
Vehicle:
KENWORTH W900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XE367X (FL)

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 26.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, 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
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 22,937 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at KNOXVILLE TN
6
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 13,044 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
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 418,475 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
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 393.9B-LRLIWR (Lighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9B-LRLIWR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKWDB9X8RJ635800 FL XE367X KENWORTH W900 1994
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1RNF48A26PR063295 FL QA77UZ REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Inc 2023

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9B-LRLIWR Lighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2-SLLTCD State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety offical, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other. 5 Unsafe Driving
393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BALR Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance

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
87169793 Feb 24, 2026 SC L2 HARDEEVILLE SC 14 OOS
86499582 Dec 5, 2025 GA L1 GROVETOWN GA 10 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88547025 Jul 29, 2026 MO L2 1XKWDB9X8RJ635800 OOS
87169793 Feb 24, 2026 SC L2 1XKWDB9X8RJ635800 OOS
83771493 Feb 3, 2025 AR L3 1RNF48A26PR063295 OOS
82713391 Sep 20, 2024 MO L2 1RNF48A26PR063295

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