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Roadside Inspection 88744021

Roadside inspection on Aug 18, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: SILK EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 4216701) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88744021
Date:
Aug 18, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
STANTON TN
Carrier (USDOT):
SILK EXPRESS LLC (4216701)
Operating authority:
MC1629160
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1271948 (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 25.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 2.11 violations per inspection across 27 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Tennessee
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 9,484 Level 2 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at STANTON TN
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 7,467 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 605,967 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
18%
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
1
4 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
13 violations · 2 OOS · 4.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
22
54 violations · 9 OOS · 2.45 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.1× their typical violation rate (13 violations across 3 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 2.11 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 393.75A3-TAOLTIS (Tires - All others, leaking and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS, severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOLTIS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR0MSMP4519 IL P1271948 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2021 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC5323PM301725 ME 5135548 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2023 —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires - All others, leaking and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-HLLH Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47A-BRC Brake - Rotor (disc) with a crack in length of more than 75% of the friction surface or thru the rotor 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2-SLLMF State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective. 1 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
89019007 Sep 17, 2026 OR L3 LA GRANDE OR 0 —
88468906 Jul 20, 2026 OR L2 — 4 —
88224272 Jun 23, 2026 SD L3 — 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88468906 Jul 20, 2026 OR L2 5V8VC5323PM301725 —
88468906 Jul 20, 2026 OR L2 3AKJHHDR0MSMP4519 —
88224272 Jun 23, 2026 SD L3 3AKJHHDR0MSMP4519 OOS
88224272 Jun 23, 2026 SD L3 5V8VC5323PM301725 OOS
87821143 May 12, 2026 MI L2 5V8VC5323PM301725 —
87821143 May 12, 2026 MI L2 3AKJHHDR0MSMP4519 —
87159312 Feb 20, 2026 MT L3 5V8VC5323PM301725 —
87159312 Feb 20, 2026 MT L3 3AKJHHDR0MSMP4519 —

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