Roadside Inspection 88929469

Roadside inspection on Sep 6, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: EM CARGO LLC (USDOT 3073738) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88929469
Date:
Sep 6, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MOHAWK TN
Carrier (USDOT):
EM CARGO LLC (3073738)
Operating authority:
MC62685
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1181946 (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 8.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.66 violations per inspection across 775 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Tennessee
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 8,877 Level 2 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at MOHAWK TN
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 4,549 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 577,701 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)
61%
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
20
14 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
64
31 violations · 7 OOS · 0.48 per inspection
Prior 365 days
297
198 violations · 37 OOS · 0.67 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 3AKJHHDR1PSUM1680 IL P1181946 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2533V3694284 IL 1052185 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2027

Violations Cited

1 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

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
88969063 Sep 11, 2026 KY L1 LONDON KY 0
88963605 Sep 9, 2026 CO L1 CORTEZ CO 1
88951989 Sep 8, 2026 TN L2 ALAMO TN 0
88931002 Sep 8, 2026 NJ L3 CARNEYS POINT SCALE 0
88926894 Sep 7, 2026 NC L3 ROWLAND NC 0
88921685 Sep 6, 2026 OH L3 LOCKBOURNE OH 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86105524 Oct 20, 2025 UT L3 3AKJHHDR1PSUM1680
82763334 Sep 24, 2024 WA L3 3AKJHHDR1PSUM1680
82666455 Sep 16, 2024 VA L3 3AKJHHDR1PSUM1680
81255174 Mar 30, 2024 UT L3 3AKJHHDR1PSUM1680
80317745 Nov 25, 2023 ND L2 3AKJHHDR1PSUM1680
80230369 Nov 20, 2023 WA L2 3AKJHHDR1PSUM1680 OOS

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