Roadside Inspection 89006909

Roadside inspection on Sep 15, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: W S THOMAS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 300305) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER 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 #:
89006909
Date:
Sep 15, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PIPERTON TN
Operating authority:
MC217061
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Columbia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A522914 (MS)

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 13.

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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 2.00 violations per inspection across 42 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Tennessee
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 9,322 Level 2 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at PIPERTON TN
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 272 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 599,292 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)
50%
8 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
8
6 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-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJA6CK77LX82834 MS A522914 FREIGHTLINER Columbia 2007
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS LJRC41267JT021428 ME 3830769 CIMC VEHICLES GROUP CO CIMC VEHICLES GROUP CO 2018

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit. 7 Unsafe Driving
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 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
88787494 Aug 25, 2026 AL L2 TOWN CREEK AL 0
88582271 Jul 31, 2026 TN L3 0
88574633 Jul 30, 2026 AR L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83697401 Jan 23, 2025 TN L3 1FUJA6CK77LX82834
80069969 Nov 1, 2023 AR L3 1FUJA6CK77LX82834

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