Roadside Inspection 87258010

Roadside inspection on Mar 9, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: MONARCH TRANSPORTATION & DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LLC (USDOT 4376341) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
11
OOS Violations
5
45% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
87258010
Date:
Mar 9, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
11
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOXVILLE TN
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
K208671 (TX)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 55.

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
11
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 22,786 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at KNOXVILLE TN
11
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 13,515 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
11
10 more than the median (1)
Compared to 416,521 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 393.9A-LSLIWR (Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLIWR)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALACWDT5HDHV3603 TX K208671 FREIGHTLINER M2 2017

Violations Cited

11 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-HLLH Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance 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
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 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
87490920 Apr 2, 2026 FL L3 CRESTVIEW FL 2 OOS
87441451 Mar 26, 2026 TX L1 US287 NB CHILDRESS SCALE 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88869640 Aug 31, 2026 AL L3 3ALACWDT5HDHV3603 OOS
88773875 Aug 21, 2026 CO L3 3ALACWDT5HDHV3603 OOS
88703731 Aug 14, 2026 WY L1 3ALACWDT5HDHV3603 OOS
87490920 Apr 2, 2026 FL L3 3ALACWDT5HDHV3603 OOS
87441451 Mar 26, 2026 TX L1 3ALACWDT5HDHV3603
86015842 Oct 9, 2025 IL L3 3ALACWDT5HDHV3603

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