Roadside Inspection 88799137

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: MZS TRANS LLC (USDOT 4228765) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88799137
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
JACKSON TN
Carrier (USDOT):
MZS TRANS LLC (4228765)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A99437 (KY)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 19.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.61 violations per inspection across 31 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Tennessee
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 25,604 Level 3 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at JACKSON TN
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 465 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
3
3 more than the median (0)
Compared to 558,822 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
41%
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
3
6 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
18 violations · 3 OOS · 2.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
22
34 violations · 8 OOS · 1.55 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 395.8E-HOSPDOOS (HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain:, severity weight 7). (395.8E-HOSPDOOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EG4GN190989 KY A99437 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D5HL996714 KY 71983T WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2017

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSIV State/Local Laws - State insurance violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
395.8E-HOSPDOOS HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain: 7 Hours of Service 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

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
88745286 Aug 19, 2026 KY L2 0
88623503 Aug 4, 2026 TN L1 5 OOS
88600620 Aug 3, 2026 AR L3 1
88492422 Jul 21, 2026 OH L2 4
88420045 Jul 15, 2026 KY L1 4 OOS
88383061 Jul 9, 2026 TN L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87939530 May 21, 2026 OH L3 4V4NC9EG4GN190989
87172092 Feb 27, 2026 FL L3 4V4NC9EG4GN190989
82470155 Aug 22, 2024 IA L2 4V4NC9EG4GN190989 OOS
81456423 Apr 25, 2024 MI L3 1JJV532D5HL996714

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