Roadside Inspection 88697396

Roadside inspection on Aug 12, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: CENTRAL STATES TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 185732) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK 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 #:
88697396
Date:
Aug 12, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ARDMORE TN
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
W6520HY (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 7.

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 1.31 violations per inspection across 1,484 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 22,937 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at ARDMORE TN
1
On par with 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 418,475 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)
42%
382 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
19
16 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
53
40 violations · 12 OOS · 0.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
382
481 violations · 92 OOS · 1.26 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 393.207A-STBW (Suspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly missing the rubber bushing or the rubber bushing is worn to the extent that the component can be moved by hand along the axis of the component., severity weight 7). (393.207A-STBW)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGEDR3JSJV1093 TN W6520HY FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2018
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS 5D7GC4025YC000535 ME 2047810 CHARLESTON MARINE CONTAINERS
Ticket: Unknown
CHARLESTON MARINE CONTAINERS 2000

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207A-STBW Suspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly missing the rubber bushing or the rubber bushing is worn to the extent that the component can be moved by hand along the axis of the component. 7 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
88878729 Sep 2, 2026 SC L2 LYNCHBURG SC 0
88866194 Aug 31, 2026 MO L2 EAGLEVILLE MO 1 OOS
88857167 Aug 31, 2026 AL L2 NOTASULGA AL 0
88857041 Aug 31, 2026 AL L2 ATMORE AL 0
88849088 Aug 28, 2026 TN L2 MEMPHIS TN 1
88844699 Aug 27, 2026 TX L1 TX 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87696060 Apr 27, 2026 AL L3 3AKJGEDR3JSJV1093

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