Roadside Inspection 87474142

Roadside inspection on Mar 31, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: M&S TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC (USDOT 4211720) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
87474142
Date:
Mar 31, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOXVILLE TN
Vehicle:
RAM 2500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
PNY7322 (OH)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 16.

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 this carrier's typical
2
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 6.27 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 22,409 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at KNOXVILLE TN
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 13,691 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 407,924 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
10%
10 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
1
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
11 violations · 3 OOS · 3.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
64 violations · 8 OOS · 6.40 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 383.23A2-LCDLN (License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL., severity weight 8). (383.23A2-LCDLN)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C6UR5CL1RG370044 OH PNY7322 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
2500 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4Z1GF402XPS009483 OH TTR6856 GATOR MADE Gator Made Inc. 2023

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23A2-LCDLN License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.75B-TF Tires - Front, less than 2/32 inch tread depth. 8 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
87456809 Mar 31, 2026 PA L2 MAYFIELD BORO PA 11
87300697 Mar 14, 2026 MS L1 FULTON SCALE US 78 EAST 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86724230 Jan 6, 2026 SD L1 3C6UR5CL1RG370044 OOS
86724230 Jan 6, 2026 SD L1 4Z1GF402XPS009483 OOS
86239326 Oct 29, 2025 NY L2 3C6UR5CL1RG370044 OOS

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