Roadside Inspection 88516528

Roadside inspection on Jul 23, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: PROTECH AUTO TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 3794438) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
4
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88516528
Date:
Jul 23, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ARDMORE TN
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1116674 (IL)

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 18.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.17 violations per inspection across 23 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 22,716 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at ARDMORE TN
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 6,137 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
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 413,791 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)
36%
22 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
3
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
19 violations · 4 OOS · 1.90 per inspection
Prior 365 days
22
49 violations · 9 OOS · 2.23 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 393.47A-BCFSBD-SA (Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface on a steering axle., severity weight 4). (393.47A-BCFSBD-SA)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJHHDR3NLNA4234 IL P1116674 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5E0AU174150006055 FL QA13YV COTTRELL CX-5307 2005

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47A-BCFSBD-SA Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface on a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A-BI-SA Brake - Inoperative on a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.201A-FRMC Frame - Cracked/loose/broken frame member affecting support of functional components. 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
88847075 Aug 29, 2026 NC L2 BOLTON NC 1 OOS
88797880 Aug 25, 2026 US L3 WEST TERRE HAUTE IN 0
88706066 Aug 14, 2026 NM L2 1
88674013 Aug 11, 2026 PA L3 9 OOS
88455506 Jul 18, 2026 NM L2 0
88384822 Jul 11, 2026 NJ L2 GREENWICH SCALE EB 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83715202 Jan 28, 2025 SC L2 1FUJHHDR3NLNA4234 OOS
83459588 Dec 22, 2024 MO L2 5E0AU174150006055
83364266 Dec 10, 2024 NM L3 5E0AU174150006055
82947104 Oct 8, 2024 OH L1 1FUJHHDR3NLNA4234
82552186 Aug 31, 2024 AR L3 1FUJHHDR3NLNA4234
81757432 May 29, 2024 NM L2 5E0AU174150006055
81653729 May 18, 2024 MD L2 1FUJHHDR3NLNA4234
79280945 Jul 29, 2023 NM L3 1FUJHHDR3NLNA4234

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