Roadside Inspection 88818451

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: Y&V EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2414951) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
4
57% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88818451
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOXVILLE TN
Carrier (USDOT):
Y&V EXPRESS INC (2414951)
Vehicle:
RAM 5500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
P1348572 (IL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 20.

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
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.90 violations per inspection across 63 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
7
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 22,565 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at KNOXVILLE TN
7
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 9,133 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
7
6 more than the median (1)
Compared to 412,922 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)
30%
47 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 · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
8 violations · 1 OOS · 2.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
47
103 violations · 10 OOS · 2.19 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 393.43DBMA (Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle., severity weight 4). (393.43DBMA)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRNEL1NG137664 IL P1348572 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
5500 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7WL3H402XRT001161 OH TTV9225 TRAIL MAXX
Ticket: Unknown
Trail Maxx 2024

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLIRP State/Local Laws - IRP apportioned tag or registration violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.43DBMA Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.23-LEU Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g., unplugged or looose pigtail). 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.9A2-C Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured. 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.67C7V-F Fuel - Missing/improper filler cap. 1 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
88828291 Aug 27, 2026 WY L1 CHEYENNE I-80 POE 7 OOS
88645188 Aug 7, 2026 NV L3 SLOAN CHECKSITE 3
88562091 Jul 30, 2026 NV L3 REGION 3 3
88525382 Jul 27, 2026 NC L1 0
88357237 Jul 9, 2026 OK L2 SEQUOYAH POE 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84196445 Mar 18, 2025 AZ L2 7WL3H402XRT001161
KILYJ02065 Mar 5, 2024 MI L1 3C7WRNEL1NG137664

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