Roadside Inspection 88832608

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: CARPENTER CO (USDOT 121209)

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
Not recorded
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88832608
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
0
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MANCHESTER TN
Carrier (USDOT):
CARPENTER CO (121209)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a 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 0.66 violations per inspection across 332 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 22,409 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at MANCHESTER TN
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 6,272 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 407,924 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
72%
99 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
9
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
18
3 violations · 1 OOS · 0.17 per inspection
Prior 365 days
99
54 violations · 8 OOS · 0.55 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (3 violations across 18 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.66 per inspection).

Units Inspected

Vehicle unit details are pending — typically arrive within a few days.

Vehicle unit details pending

Vehicle unit details (VIN, plate, make/model/year, per-unit OOS flags) are typically available within a few days of the inspection date as the FMCSA unit feed catches up. Check back soon. The inspection summary itself is complete — violations, stations, dates, and overall OOS status are all accurate.

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 Vehicle Maintenance

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
88723027 Aug 18, 2026 NC L3 0
88708046 Aug 14, 2026 MD L2 0
88689564 Aug 13, 2026 NC L3 0
88685669 Aug 10, 2026 WI L1 0
88626439 Aug 6, 2026 MS L3 0
88623773 Aug 6, 2026 SC L2 0

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