Roadside Inspection 88867472

Roadside inspection on Aug 31, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: SMYRNA READY MIX CONCRETE LLC (USDOT 1738904) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88867472
Date:
Aug 31, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ARDMORE TN
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 49X Chassis TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
T8525HY (TN)

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 6.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.21 violations per inspection across 3,639 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 22,937 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at ARDMORE TN
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 5,509 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 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)
48%
992 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
64
79 violations · 8 OOS
Prior 90 days
208
204 violations · 20 OOS · 0.98 per inspection
Prior 365 days
992
1179 violations · 113 OOS · 1.19 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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJBWDR0SLVP5262 TN T8525HY WESTERN STAR 49X Chassis 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H4SS4220K3102072 TN 335777T HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL Heil Trailer International 2019

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 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
88858589 Aug 31, 2026 KY L1 FRANKLIN KY 2
88849331 Aug 28, 2026 TN L3 SMYRNA TN 0
88843586 Aug 27, 2026 TN L3 CALHOUN TN 0
88841635 Aug 27, 2026 TX L2 TX 0
88840856 Aug 26, 2026 TX L2 TX 4
88840176 Aug 26, 2026 TX L2 TX 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88413625 Jul 14, 2026 TN L1 5KJJBWDR0SLVP5262 OOS
88413625 Jul 14, 2026 TN L1 3H4SS4220K3102072 OOS
83653050 Jan 20, 2025 AL L2 5KJJBWDR0SLVP5262
83653050 Jan 20, 2025 AL L2 3H4SS4220K3102072
82546778 Aug 26, 2024 TN L1 3H4SS4220K3102072 OOS
82546778 Aug 26, 2024 TN L1 5KJJBWDR0SLVP5262 OOS
79756786 Sep 21, 2023 GA L3 5KJJBWDR0SLVP5262
79756786 Sep 21, 2023 GA L3 3H4SS4220K3102072

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