Roadside Inspection 88382191

Roadside inspection on Jul 9, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: VERTICAL LLC (USDOT 4353437) • Vehicle: CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88382191
Date:
Jul 9, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOXVILLE TN
Carrier (USDOT):
VERTICAL LLC (4353437)
Vehicle:
CHEVROLET Silverado STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
XZR2729 (TX)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Controlled Substances/Alcohol and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 19.

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
3
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 9.18 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 22,565 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at KNOXVILLE TN
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 11,022 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 412,922 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)
9%
11 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
25 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
66 violations · 6 OOS · 9.43 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
101 violations · 9 OOS · 9.18 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 392.15 (Driver Prohibited from Performing Safety Sensitive Functions per 382.501(a) in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse., severity weight 10). (392.15)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1GB4CZC89DF183212 TX XZR2729 CHEVROLET Silverado 2013
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4P5FD402XF1233819 TX 340650N PJ PJ 2015

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.15 Driver Prohibited from Performing Safety Sensitive Functions per 382.501(a) in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. 10 Controlled Substances/Alcohol OOS
383.23A2-LCDLN License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.60C Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 1 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
88507091 Jul 22, 2026 TN L2 2 OOS
88425919 Jul 14, 2026 VA L2 2 OOS
88377116 Jul 8, 2026 IL L1 8 OOS
88369795 Jul 8, 2026 OH L2 1 OOS
88352851 Jul 7, 2026 OH L2 10 OOS
88352321 Jul 7, 2026 OH L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88603923 Aug 4, 2026 KS L2 1GB4CZC89DF183212 OOS

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