Roadside Inspection 88929418

Roadside inspection on Sep 6, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: BUDDY MOORE TRUCKING INC (USDOT 843883) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88929418
Date:
Sep 6, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ARDMORE TN
Operating authority:
MC370920
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3530854 (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 10.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.82 violations per inspection across 1,017 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 24,512 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at ARDMORE TN
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 5,501 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 443,839 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)
54%
297 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
19
14 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
69
47 violations · 9 OOS · 0.68 per inspection
Prior 365 days
297
257 violations · 55 OOS · 0.87 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 396.5B-HWSL (HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking., severity weight 2). (396.5B-HWSL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR1MSMU7295 IN 3530854 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2539GM442813 TN U582274 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2016

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47A-BCFSBD Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-HWSL HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking. 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
89024516 Sep 16, 2026 TN L1 MOHAWK TN 2 OOS
89011457 Sep 16, 2026 NC L3 CHINA GROVE NC 0
89010546 Sep 16, 2026 NC L2 MEBANE NC 0
88997854 Sep 15, 2026 AL L1 AUBURN AL 1
88995895 Sep 15, 2026 NC L3 ROANOKE RAPIDS NC 0
89003795 Sep 14, 2026 FL L3 PENSACOLA FL 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85734073 Sep 10, 2025 SC L3 1UYVS2539GM442813
83509623 Dec 31, 2024 TN L3 1UYVS2539GM442813
83092575 Nov 6, 2024 KY L2 3AKJHHDR1MSMU7295

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