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Roadside Inspection 88688234

Roadside inspection on Aug 12, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 362702) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88688234
Date:
Aug 12, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
ARDMORE TN
Operating authority:
MC264276
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
S6383HY (TN)

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.44 violations per inspection across 2,469 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 28,646 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at ARDMORE TN
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 5,751 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 508,257 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
74%
618 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
39
23 violations · 6 OOS
Prior 90 days
119
49 violations · 10 OOS · 0.41 per inspection
Prior 365 days
618
246 violations · 40 OOS · 0.40 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 396.5B-HWSL (HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking., severity weight 2). (396.5B-HWSL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9XXRD654935 TN S6383HY PETERBILT 579 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5HTSA4220P7120017 ME 5101506 HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL Heil Trailer International 2023 —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47A-BCFSAD Air Disc Brake - Contaminated friction surface. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47A-BCLMAD Air Disc Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.5B-HWSL HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking. 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
89232893 Oct 11, 2026 MS L1 STONE COUNTY MS 0 —
89232882 Oct 11, 2026 NC L1 MONROE NC 0 —
89221752 Oct 9, 2026 NC L1 MONROE NC 0 —
89218971 Oct 8, 2026 NM L1 NM 0 —
89209552 Oct 8, 2026 NC L1 HILLSBOROUGH NC 0 —
89227664 Oct 7, 2026 GA L1 MACON GA 0 —

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