Roadside Inspection 88835931

Roadside inspection on Aug 27, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: TED MARTIN (USDOT 1414504) • Vehicle: PETERBILT 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 #:
88835931
Date:
Aug 27, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOXVILLE TN
Carrier (USDOT):
TED MARTIN (1414504)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
L2717HY (TN)

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 8.

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 0.87 violations per inspection across 98 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 KNOXVILLE TN
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 9,082 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)
52%
29 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
2
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
1 violations · 1 OOS · 0.10 per inspection
Prior 365 days
29
25 violations · 5 OOS · 0.86 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (1 violations across 10 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.87 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DR8X8VD425237 TN L2717HY PETERBILT 379 1997
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA96207W700872 TN 771341T GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2007

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLTL State/Local Laws - Misc. traffic law violation. 8 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
88655769 Aug 10, 2026 AL L3 0
88582164 Jul 31, 2026 TN L3 0
88497472 Jul 23, 2026 NC L3 0
88438272 Jul 15, 2026 TN L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84520962 Apr 28, 2025 KY L3 1XP5DR8X8VD425237
83100261 Nov 5, 2024 TN L3 1GRAA96207W700872
82832080 Oct 2, 2024 TN L3 1XP5DR8X8VD425237
81505674 Apr 23, 2024 TN L2 1XP5DR8X8VD425237

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