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Roadside Inspection 88333149

Roadside inspection on Jul 5, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: SMS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 471162) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER 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 #:
88333149
Date:
Jul 5, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MEMPHIS TN
Carrier (USDOT):
SMS TRUCKING INC (471162)
Operating authority:
MC250523
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
K828181 (AR)

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 6.

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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.56 violations per inspection across 89 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Tennessee
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 10,389 Level 2 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at MEMPHIS TN
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 2,986 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 664,765 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
57%
23 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
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
23
16 violations · 0 OOS · 0.70 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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR0LSLK0598 AR K828181 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR1P0620MJ306176 AR PT201823 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2021 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 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
88883408 Sep 2, 2026 MI L3 MI 1 —
88799900 Aug 26, 2026 IA L1 IA 0 —
88719469 Aug 17, 2026 MS L3 — 0 —
88487885 Jul 22, 2026 SC L3 — 1 —
88426152 Jul 15, 2026 LA L3 — 0 —
88109969 Jun 11, 2026 MI L3 I-94EB@WATER ST 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
80848723 Feb 13, 2024 AR L3 1GR1P0620MJ306176 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

Check booking and risk signals for USDOT 471162 — tools open pre-filled.

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