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Roadside Inspection 88978519

Roadside inspection on Sep 10, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: SOUTHERN CRAFT MFG INC (USDOT 604338)

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
—
Not recorded
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88978519
Date:
Sep 10, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
0
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ARDMORE TN
Operating authority:
MC696966

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 12.

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 0.95 violations per inspection across 75 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Tennessee
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 9,348 Level 2 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at ARDMORE TN
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 5,516 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 602,863 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
59%
22 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
2 violations · 1 OOS · 0.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
22
23 violations · 2 OOS · 1.05 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (2 violations across 6 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.95 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 393.75A1-TAORETA (Tires - All others, radial ply has more than one ply exposed in the tread area or damaged cord in the sidewall., severity weight 8). (393.75A1-TAORETA)

Units Inspected

Vehicle unit details are pending — typically arrive within a few days.

Vehicle unit details pending

Vehicle unit details (VIN, plate, make/model/year, per-unit OOS flags) are typically available within a few days of the inspection date as the FMCSA unit feed catches up. Check back soon. The inspection summary itself is complete — violations, stations, dates, and overall OOS status are all accurate.

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A1-TAORETA Tires - All others, radial ply has more than one ply exposed in the tread area or damaged cord in the sidewall. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit. 4 Unsafe Driving —

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
89008438 Sep 15, 2026 AL L3 MUSCLE SHOALS AL 0 —
88799012 Aug 26, 2026 MS L1 MONROE COUNTY MS 0 —
88781316 Aug 24, 2026 MS L1 — 1 —
88731464 Aug 17, 2026 TN L1 — 0 —
88495224 Jul 22, 2026 TN L3 — 0 —

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