Roadside Inspection 88247462

Roadside inspection on Jun 24, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: WATKINS EXPRESS FREIGHT INC (USDOT 804991) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88247462
Date:
Jun 24, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ARDMORE TN
Operating authority:
MC440782
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A60373 (KY)

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 8.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.81 violations per inspection across 227 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 24,749 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at ARDMORE TN
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 6,823 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 444,667 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)
43%
58 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
6
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
17
15 violations · 4 OOS · 0.88 per inspection
Prior 365 days
58
45 violations · 9 OOS · 0.78 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJHHDR0SLVX6590 KY A60373 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC5323FM508582 KY 56853T VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2015

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 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
88688273 Aug 11, 2026 TN L1 2 OOS
88674423 Aug 10, 2026 TN L3 1
88646523 Aug 7, 2026 TN L3 0
88622085 Aug 4, 2026 TN L2 10
88471415 Jul 20, 2026 MD L1 2 OOS
88241943 Jun 25, 2026 KY L1 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87169004 Feb 25, 2026 GA L3 1FUJHHDR0SLVX6590
84338591 Apr 8, 2025 SD L2 1FUJHHDR0SLVX6590 OOS

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