Roadside Inspection 88799340

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: MELTON TRUCK LINES INC (USDOT 34666) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88799340
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
CROSSVILLE TN
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3JM833 (OK)

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 12.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.60 violations per inspection across 4,701 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 22,130 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at CROSSVILLE TN
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 367 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 403,278 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%
1203 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
88
32 violations · 8 OOS
Prior 90 days
237
113 violations · 27 OOS · 0.48 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1203
732 violations · 149 OOS · 0.61 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X2RJ326179 OK 3JM833 KENWORTH T680 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYFS2538R5016211 OK CX3955 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2024

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
88811961 Aug 26, 2026 UT L1 KANAB UT 0
88811500 Aug 26, 2026 NV L1 NV 0
88811767 Aug 25, 2026 ID L1 INKOM ID 0
88799148 Aug 25, 2026 TN L3 MT. JULIET TN 0
88794112 Aug 25, 2026 MS L1 0
88790658 Aug 25, 2026 OK L1 SEQUOYAH POE 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87248683 Mar 10, 2026 MO L3 1UYFS2538R5016211
86943860 Feb 2, 2026 AL L3 1XKYD49X2RJ326179
85626590 Aug 27, 2025 AZ L1 1UYFS2538R5016211
83516972 Dec 30, 2024 TX L2 1UYFS2538R5016211
83288939 Nov 28, 2024 IA L2 1XKYD49X2RJ326179 OOS
82162849 Jul 19, 2024 OK L2 1XKYD49X2RJ326179
80974877 Feb 27, 2024 CA L2 1XKYD49X2RJ326179
79794147 Sep 21, 2023 NM L2 1XKYD49X2RJ326179 OOS

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