Roadside Inspection 88953597

Roadside inspection on Sep 8, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: MORGAN STEEL LLC (USDOT 2489300) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88953597
Date:
Sep 8, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LEXINGTON TN
Carrier (USDOT):
MORGAN STEEL LLC (2489300)
Operating authority:
MC868582
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
U5070HY (TN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 16.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.85 violations per inspection across 94 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Tennessee
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 8,877 Level 2 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at LEXINGTON TN
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 175 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
2
1 more than 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)
45%
20 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
2
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
4 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
20
15 violations · 3 OOS · 0.75 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-LSLIWR (Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLIWR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EG5SN690684 TN U5070HY VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 13N148207J1525620 TN 575820T FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 2018

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSWZ State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone. 10 Unsafe Driving
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
88943048 Sep 9, 2026 MS L3 ATTALA COUNTY MS 0
88902898 Sep 2, 2026 TN L2 MEMPHIS TN 0
88701571 Aug 14, 2026 MS L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85531505 Aug 18, 2025 MS L3 4V4NC9EG5SN690684 OOS

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