Roadside Inspection 88818138

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: STEPHENS PIPE & STEEL LLC (USDOT 280534) • Vehicle: KENWORTH 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 #:
88818138
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHATTANOOGA TN
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
014646A (KY)

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 3.

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 0.88 violations per inspection across 604 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Tennessee
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 25,918 Level 3 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at CHATTANOOGA TN
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 554 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)
49%
167 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
18
13 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
41
40 violations · 3 OOS · 0.98 per inspection
Prior 365 days
167
144 violations · 29 OOS · 0.86 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKZD49XXTJ234605 KY 014646A KENWORTH T880 2026
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTF482C5G3926489 KY 60920T TRANSCRAFT/WABASH Combo Steel/Alum Flatbed 2016

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLS1 State/Local Laws - Speeding 1-5 miles per hour over the speed limit. 3 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
88834649 Aug 27, 2026 MO L2 FORISTELL MO 6 OOS
88822090 Aug 27, 2026 NC L3 MAGNOLIA NC 0
88810883 Aug 25, 2026 NJ L3 KNOWLTON SCALE 1
88802035 Aug 24, 2026 WV L1 CAMP CREEK WV 1
88795817 Aug 24, 2026 MD L1 FREDERICK MD 1
88779436 Aug 23, 2026 AR L1 1

Related records

Recent activity at CHATTANOOGA TN

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
88834526 Aug 27, 2026 AG PARTNERS HOLDINGS INC 1
88835789 Aug 26, 2026 JOHAL CARRIER INC 1
88834758 Aug 26, 2026 OHIO TRUCK HUB INC 1
88834723 Aug 26, 2026 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC 1
88833467 Aug 26, 2026 AVERITT EXPRESS INC 1
88832499 Aug 26, 2026 FENIX EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 1