Roadside Inspection 88770995

Roadside inspection on Aug 21, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: DECKER TRUCK LINE INC (USDOT 53824) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88770995
Date:
Aug 21, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COVINGTON TN
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
FT7872 (IA)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above 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 0.52 violations per inspection across 2,096 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Tennessee
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 25,759 Level 3 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at COVINGTON TN
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 61 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 561,586 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
69%
470 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
47
29 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
103
48 violations · 8 OOS · 0.47 per inspection
Prior 365 days
470
199 violations · 44 OOS · 0.42 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X2PD870211 IA FT7872 PETERBILT 579 2023
2 FULL TRAILER 1GR1A0625MW224237 IN PD53404 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2021

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLED State/Local Laws - Excessive dimension (width/height/length). 8 Unsafe Driving

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
88819750 Aug 26, 2026 MT L3 BUTTE MT 0
88810597 Aug 26, 2026 AL L3 BRANTLEY AL 0
88806578 Aug 26, 2026 LA L1 HAMMOND LA 0
88782402 Aug 24, 2026 SD L3 0
88775472 Aug 23, 2026 NE L3 0
88773934 Aug 21, 2026 TN L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87712901 Apr 28, 2026 IA L2 1GR1A0625MW224237 OOS
84544652 Apr 29, 2025 PA L3 1GR1A0625MW224237
83336048 Dec 5, 2024 OH L2 1XPBD49X2PD870211
82159986 Jul 13, 2024 TN L2 1GR1A0625MW224237

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