Roadside Inspection 88953610

Roadside inspection on Sep 8, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: NICHOLS RECYCLING LLC (USDOT 2066286) • Vehicle: PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88953610
Date:
Sep 8, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GALLATIN TN
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 567 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
V7A936 (KY)

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 7.

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 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 GALLATIN TN
1
On par with station median (0.5)
Median of 134 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
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 393.134B-CRHLC (Roll-on/Roll-off/Hook Lift Containers - Improper securement of a roll-on/roll-off and hook lift container., severity weight 7). (393.134B-CRHLC)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NPCL40X1TD773672 KY V7A936 PETERBILT 567 2026

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.134B-CRHLC Roll-on/Roll-off/Hook Lift Containers - Improper securement of a roll-on/roll-off and hook lift container. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Related records

Recent activity at GALLATIN TN

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
88954506 Sep 8, 2026 JAMES MOODY TRUCKING LLC 1 OOS
88954479 Sep 8, 2026 GREER EXCAVATING LLC 2 OOS
88952804 Sep 8, 2026 3050 GROUP LLC 1 OOS
88918139 Sep 4, 2026 HOLSTON GASES INC 0
88902121 Sep 2, 2026 SIMEON TRANSPORTATION LLC 1
88850243 Aug 28, 2026 IMI TENNESSEE LLC 0