Roadside Inspection 86931017

Roadside inspection on Jan 30, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: DIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INC (USDOT 4200881) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86931017
Date:
Jan 30, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOXVILLE TN
Operating authority:
MC1620636
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1289965 (IL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

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

Compared to the median Level 2 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 this carrier's typical
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.07 violations per inspection across 176 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Tennessee
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 8,877 Level 2 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at KNOXVILLE TN
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 13,188 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 577,701 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
19%
176 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
34
128 violations · 13 OOS
Prior 90 days
80
248 violations · 25 OOS · 3.10 per inspection
Prior 365 days
176
541 violations · 62 OOS · 3.07 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 393.75G-TAOW (Tires - All others, weight carried exceeds tire load limit., severity weight 3). (393.75G-TAOW)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X5SD729433 IL P1289965 PETERBILT 579 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D9ML164691 IL 758866ST WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2021

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75G-TAOW Tires - All others, weight carried exceeds tire load limit. 3 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
87472293 Mar 30, 2026 GA L3 CARTERSVILLE GA 2 OOS
87434362 Mar 28, 2026 LA L2 DUSON LA 2
87476240 Mar 26, 2026 MD L2 FROSTBURG MD 3 OOS
87405520 Mar 26, 2026 LA L3 STONEWALL LA 0
87381406 Mar 24, 2026 IN L3 WEST HARRISON IN 3 OOS
87433788 Mar 23, 2026 MN L1 CLARKS GROVE MN 6 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88626633 Aug 6, 2026 MO L2 1XPBD49X5SD729433
85849666 Sep 18, 2025 IN L3 1XPBD49X5SD729433

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