Roadside Inspection 88766448

Roadside inspection on Aug 20, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: VENTURE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 192068) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88766448
Date:
Aug 20, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ARDMORE TN
Carrier (USDOT):
VENTURE EXPRESS INC (192068)
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT62F TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
W0220HY (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 9.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.67 violations per inspection across 1,981 prior records
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 5,560 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
63%
659 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
74
57 violations · 12 OOS
Prior 90 days
148
105 violations · 24 OOS · 0.71 per inspection
Prior 365 days
659
410 violations · 103 OOS · 0.62 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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDZAPR8TN209443 TN W0220HY INTERNATIONAL LT62F 2026
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C8LR556502 TN 075983T HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS
Ticket: Unknown
Hyundai Translead Trailers 2020

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.70B1I-CDSLI-MT25 Coupling - Slider latching fasteners - More than 25% ineffective on either side. 3 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
88850259 Aug 28, 2026 TN L3 ARDMORE TN 1
88849562 Aug 28, 2026 TN L3 BURNS TN 1
88845881 Aug 28, 2026 TN L1 STANTON TN 0
88835921 Aug 27, 2026 TN L3 LORETTO TN 0
88818725 Aug 25, 2026 TN L3 HILLSBORO TN 0
88795070 Aug 25, 2026 IN L1 PORTLAND IN 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86535495 Dec 9, 2025 TN L3 3HSDZAPR8TN209443
86329643 Nov 13, 2025 TN L3 3HSDZAPR8TN209443
85449160 Aug 8, 2025 TN L3 3HSDZAPR8TN209443

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