Roadside Inspection 88996402

Roadside inspection on Sep 13, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: SAM CITY EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3533584)

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
Not recorded
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88996402
Date:
Sep 13, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
0
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHATTANOOGA TN
Operating authority:
MC1177247

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above 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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.01 violations per inspection across 174 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Tennessee
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 28,373 Level 3 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at CHATTANOOGA TN
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 550 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 594,945 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
46%
114 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
16
17 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
31
31 violations · 8 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
114
121 violations · 24 OOS · 1.06 per inspection

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

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC 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
89032798 Sep 18, 2026 MI L3 MI 1
88985556 Sep 14, 2026 MI L2 MONROE SCALE N/B 1
88994923 Sep 11, 2026 CA L2 GRAPEVINE IF 0
88981562 Sep 11, 2026 TN L3 CLEVELAND TN 0
88951655 Sep 8, 2026 OH L3 VAN WERT OH 0
88910563 Sep 3, 2026 CO L2 LIMON CO 0

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