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Roadside Inspection 88962792

Roadside inspection on Sep 9, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: MOTOR GROUP INC (USDOT 3392582) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88962792
Date:
Sep 9, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOXVILLE TN
Carrier (USDOT):
MOTOR GROUP INC (3392582)
Operating authority:
MC1090601
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
44813PF (NY)

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 4.

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
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.36 violations per inspection across 36 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 25,651 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at KNOXVILLE TN
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 8,990 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
1
Same as 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)
40%
30 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
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
7 violations · 2 OOS · 1.17 per inspection
Prior 365 days
30
67 violations · 7 OOS · 2.23 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (7 violations across 6 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 2.36 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 393.43DBMA (Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle., severity weight 4). (393.43DBMA)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FT8W3DT4PED55564 NY 44813PF FORD F-350 2023 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1T9LS4817NB540270 ME 5495126 TAKE 3 TRAILERS INC
Ticket: Unknown
Take 3 Trailers Inc 2022 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43DBMA Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle. 4 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
89088384 Sep 23, 2026 OH L2 HUBBARD OH 1 —
88903911 Sep 2, 2026 OH L2 BROADVIEW HEIGHTS OH 0 —
88797664 Aug 25, 2026 PA L1 EAST PROVIDENCE TWP PA 1 —
88796728 Aug 24, 2026 TN L1 STANTON TN 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88796728 Aug 24, 2026 TN L1 1T9LS4817NB540270 —
88796728 Aug 24, 2026 TN L1 1FT8W3DT4PED55564 —
88290126 Jun 29, 2026 MD L2 1T9LS4817NB540270 OOS
88290126 Jun 29, 2026 MD L2 1FT8W3DT4PED55564 OOS
87834010 May 13, 2026 PA L3 1FT8W3DT4PED55564 —
87834010 May 13, 2026 PA L3 1T9LS4817NB540270 —
87251980 Mar 9, 2026 IA L3 1FT8W3DT4PED55564 —
87251708 Mar 7, 2026 IA L1 1FT8W3DT4PED55564 OOS

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