Roadside Inspection 88585387

Roadside inspection on Jul 31, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: JH SEALE & SON INC (USDOT 2051129) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK HazMat 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 #:
88585387
Date:
Jul 31, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
BAXTER TN
Carrier (USDOT):
JH SEALE & SON INC (2051129)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P784233 (SC)

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 4.

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 0.74 violations per inspection across 237 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 22,024 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at BAXTER TN
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 108 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 399,035 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)
61%
77 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
16
15 violations · 3 OOS · 0.94 per inspection
Prior 365 days
77
58 violations · 8 OOS · 0.75 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 393.45D-BAAL (Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection., severity weight 4). (393.45D-BAAL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJHTDV7RLUS0590 SC P784233 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5HTAB4324Y7H64390 SC 75022PT HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL Heil Trailer International 2000

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45D-BAAL Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection. 4 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
88787309 Aug 25, 2026 SC L1 ORANGEBURG SC 0
88733303 Aug 18, 2026 SC L2 1
88636404 Aug 7, 2026 NC L2 0
88488330 Jul 22, 2026 SC L1 0
88481125 Jul 20, 2026 GA L2 0
88404250 Jul 14, 2026 NC L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87383341 Mar 24, 2026 KY L1 5HTAB4324Y7H64390
84104290 Mar 12, 2025 KY L1 5HTAB4324Y7H64390
83635636 Jan 17, 2025 SC L2 1FUJHTDV7RLUS0590
83322512 Dec 4, 2024 SC L1 1FUJHTDV7RLUS0590
82572489 Sep 4, 2024 SC L3 1FUJHTDV7RLUS0590
81465726 Apr 23, 2024 GA L2 5HTAB4324Y7H64390
80143053 Nov 12, 2023 SC L2 5HTAB4324Y7H64390 OOS
79872079 Oct 10, 2023 SC L1 1FUJHTDV7RLUS0590

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