Roadside Inspection 88766949

Roadside inspection on Aug 20, 2026 in Florida • Carrier: TATE TRANSPORT CORP (USDOT 1141198) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
4
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88766949
Date:
Aug 20, 2026
State:
Florida
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WEST PALM BEACH FL
Vehicle:
FORD LTL9000 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
P6444I (FL)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 42.

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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.59 violations per inspection across 59 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Florida
8
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 19,876 Level 2 inspections in Florida during 2026
vs typical at WEST PALM BEACH FL
8
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 547 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
8
7 more than the median (1)
Compared to 556,902 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
18%
40 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
6
28 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
42 violations · 4 OOS · 4.20 per inspection
Prior 365 days
40
154 violations · 15 OOS · 3.85 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 393.207C-SBML (Suspension - Broken main leaf spring., severity weight 7). (393.207C-SBML)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDYA90W0KVA18055 FL P6444I FORD LTL9000 1989

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.9C2-OOSO OOS Order (Repairs) - Operating a CMV after being declared out-of-service when not having completed all required repairs. 10 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.207C-SBML Suspension - Broken main leaf spring. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.209D-STPAL Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
391.11B2-Q Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record. 4 Driver Fitness OOS
393.51C-BLPW Air Brake - Low pressure warning device missing/inoperative. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 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
88877375 Aug 31, 2026 FL L2 NAPLES FL 3
88771017 Aug 21, 2026 FL L3 3
88746172 Aug 18, 2026 FL L3 3 OOS
88698102 Aug 12, 2026 FL L2 6
88621983 Aug 4, 2026 FL L2 0
88607842 Aug 3, 2026 FL L2 9 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88261631 Jun 25, 2026 FL L2 1FDYA90W0KVA18055 OOS
86745346 Jan 7, 2026 FL L1 1FDYA90W0KVA18055 OOS
85509202 Aug 14, 2025 FL L2 1FDYA90W0KVA18055 OOS
85077693 Jun 24, 2025 FL L2 1FDYA90W0KVA18055 OOS
81382222 Apr 12, 2024 FL L2 1FDYA90W0KVA18055
81290392 Apr 2, 2024 FL L2 1FDYA90W0KVA18055

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