Roadside Inspection 88833115

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: METAL SALES MANUFACTURING TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 90403) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88833115
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ARDMORE TN
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3602717 (IN)

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 16.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.78 violations per inspection across 413 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 22,937 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at ARDMORE TN
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 5,504 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 418,475 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)
61%
108 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
4
9 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
15
15 violations · 1 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
108
78 violations · 12 OOS · 0.72 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR4SSVY4762 IN 3602717 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRDM90235M700693 TN T750307 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2005

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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

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
88871832 Sep 1, 2026 CA L1 WHISKEYTOWN SCALES 2
88859164 Aug 31, 2026 PA L1 PA 0
88832653 Aug 26, 2026 AZ L1 GOLDEN VALLEY AZ 1
88830573 Aug 26, 2026 AR L1 LONDON AR 4
88725669 Aug 18, 2026 WY L1 US 287 SB PULLOUT 0
88684799 Aug 11, 2026 MD L1 8 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87281279 Mar 11, 2026 TN L3 3AKJHHDR4SSVY4762
86591049 Dec 17, 2025 KY L1 3AKJHHDR4SSVY4762 OOS

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