Roadside Inspection 88770859

Roadside inspection on Aug 21, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: PORTA CARPORT INC (USDOT 374803) • Vehicle: GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88770859
Date:
Aug 21, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MEMPHIS TN
Carrier (USDOT):
PORTA CARPORT INC (374803)
Vehicle:
GMC Sierra HD STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
H7P913 (KY)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 8.

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
2
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.78 violations per inspection across 23 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Tennessee
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 8,072 Level 2 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at MEMPHIS TN
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,890 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 540,806 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)
33%
9 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
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
6 violations · 2 OOS · 2.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
9
15 violations · 6 OOS · 1.67 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 395.8A1-HOSP (HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed., severity weight 5). (395.8A1-HOSP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1GT49LEY6RF356857 KY H7P913 GMC Sierra HD 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1E9BF3425JS230482 KY 828113 ELITE TRAILERS Elite Trailers 2018

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service OOS
393.110B3-C Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet. 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
88740120 Aug 17, 2026 IL L1 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88740120 Aug 17, 2026 IL L1 1E9BF3425JS230482 OOS
88740120 Aug 17, 2026 IL L1 1GT49LEY6RF356857 OOS
88131530 Jun 11, 2026 IL L2 1GT49LEY6RF356857 OOS
87342463 Mar 20, 2026 MS L1 1GT49LEY6RF356857 OOS
86827367 Jan 16, 2026 TN L1 1GT49LEY6RF356857 OOS
85777471 Sep 15, 2025 KY L3 1GT49LEY6RF356857
85162793 Jul 1, 2025 TN L1 1E9BF3425JS230482 OOS
83677775 Jan 21, 2025 TN L1 1E9BF3425JS230482

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