Roadside Inspection 88609222

Roadside inspection on Aug 3, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: NORTHSTAR TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 1503790) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88609222
Date:
Aug 3, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ARDMORE TN
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
DF22NZ (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 8.

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 Level 1 median in Tennessee
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 22,752 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at ARDMORE TN
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 5,973 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 414,924 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
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 4V4NC9EH3FN930331 FL DF22NZ VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0626BW701433 FL QB64QG GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2011

Violations Cited

2 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
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 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
88235427 Jun 23, 2026 TN L2 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88235427 Jun 23, 2026 TN L2 1GRAA0626BW701433 OOS
88235427 Jun 23, 2026 TN L2 4V4NC9EH3FN930331 OOS
87997393 May 27, 2026 WI L3 4V4NC9EH3FN930331
85907795 Sep 27, 2025 NE L3 1GRAA0626BW701433
85907795 Sep 27, 2025 NE L3 4V4NC9EH3FN930331
84453453 Apr 19, 2025 SD L3 4V4NC9EH3FN930331
84453453 Apr 19, 2025 SD L3 1GRAA0626BW701433
84449932 Apr 15, 2025 AR L3 1GRAA0626BW701433

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