Roadside Inspection 88455813

Roadside inspection on Jul 17, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: AMG CARRIER INC (USDOT 4415879) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88455813
Date:
Jul 17, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ARDMORE TN
Carrier (USDOT):
AMG CARRIER INC (4415879)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
DF38DY (FL)

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 13.

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 4.65 violations per inspection across 26 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 22,409 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at ARDMORE TN
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 6,288 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 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)
19%
26 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
5
10 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
12
26 violations · 4 OOS · 2.17 per inspection
Prior 365 days
26
121 violations · 10 OOS · 4.65 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (26 violations across 12 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 4.65 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-LSLIWR (Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLIWR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLD56ESBT5352 FL DF38DY FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2538AU875126 FL QB79WK UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2010

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 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
88737429 Aug 19, 2026 IA L2 5 OOS
88680628 Aug 12, 2026 NC L3 1 OOS
88649595 Aug 9, 2026 NC L3 0
88636771 Aug 7, 2026 NE L2 1 OOS
88521569 Jul 25, 2026 TN L3 0
88507473 Jul 22, 2026 CO L2 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87792501 May 7, 2026 LA L3 1UYVS2538AU875126
87452952 Mar 31, 2026 NC L2 3AKJGLD56ESBT5352 OOS
87038181 Feb 11, 2026 CO L2 1UYVS2538AU875126 OOS
84293638 Apr 2, 2025 KY L3 1UYVS2538AU875126

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