Roadside Inspection 88836076

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: IMPERIAL M INC (USDOT 4015402) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
3
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88836076
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LENOIR CITY TN
Carrier (USDOT):
IMPERIAL M INC (4015402)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1331512 (IL)

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 20.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 1.27 violations per inspection across 206 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Tennessee
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 8,435 Level 2 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at LENOIR CITY TN
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 244 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 552,108 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
39%
100 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
13
19 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
27
41 violations · 8 OOS · 1.52 per inspection
Prior 365 days
100
145 violations · 22 OOS · 1.45 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 3AKJHHDR2MSMR8708 IL P1331512 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K0SS010453 TN 540905T HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2025

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
393.9A-LRLIWR Lighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 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
88818017 Aug 25, 2026 OH L2 BOWLING GREEN OH 1 OOS
88798407 Aug 25, 2026 MO L2 MONROE CITY MO 6 OOS
88788310 Aug 23, 2026 TN L2 BROWNSVILLE TN 1 OOS
88754417 Aug 19, 2026 MD L1 2
88743882 Aug 18, 2026 AZ L3 0
88711547 Aug 14, 2026 TN L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88180230 Jun 16, 2026 OH L2 3H3V532K0SS010453
87261650 Mar 10, 2026 NC L3 3H3V532K0SS010453
87043412 Feb 12, 2026 KS L3 3AKJHHDR2MSMR8708
86538948 Dec 10, 2025 MO L2 3AKJHHDR2MSMR8708 OOS
84890089 Jun 4, 2025 WI L3 3AKJHHDR2MSMR8708
84890089 Jun 4, 2025 WI L3 3H3V532K0SS010453
84470894 Apr 21, 2025 CA L3 3H3V532K0SS010453
84174597 Mar 13, 2025 MN L3 3H3V532K0SS010453 OOS

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