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Roadside Inspection 88952713

Roadside inspection on Sep 8, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: PINK PANTHERS INC (USDOT 1726910) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88952713
Date:
Sep 8, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOXVILLE TN
Carrier (USDOT):
PINK PANTHERS INC (1726910)
Operating authority:
MC635217
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1317568 (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 12.

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 1.11 violations per inspection across 219 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 25,679 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at KNOXVILLE TN
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 8,991 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 455,442 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)
49%
51 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
3
5 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
13
14 violations · 4 OOS · 1.08 per inspection
Prior 365 days
51
74 violations · 8 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X6MJ434894 IL P1317568 KENWORTH T680 2021 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC5328KM900757 IL 798241ST VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2019 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
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
89080112 Sep 22, 2026 TX L1 TX 2 —
89062224 Sep 21, 2026 OH L3 MOUNT ORAB OH 0 —
88990327 Sep 14, 2026 NE L3 — 2 —
89006918 Sep 10, 2026 MN L1 WEST LAKELAND MN 2 OOS
88974634 Sep 10, 2026 TN L1 ARDMORE TN 0 —
88944731 Sep 8, 2026 NM L2 NM 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84798447 May 27, 2025 IN L2 1XKYD49X6MJ434894 —
82397766 Aug 13, 2024 TX L1 1XKYD49X6MJ434894 —
80935607 Feb 24, 2024 AR L3 1XKYD49X6MJ434894 —
80554881 Jan 7, 2024 MO L2 1XKYD49X6MJ434894 OOS

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