Roadside Inspection 89028680

Roadside inspection on Sep 16, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: NORTON TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 925129) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89028680
Date:
Sep 16, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOXVILLE TN
Operating authority:
MC399148
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4) TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XYQ241 (GA)

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 6.

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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.69 violations per inspection across 1,974 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 24,777 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at KNOXVILLE TN
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 9,024 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 445,090 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)
65%
504 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
49
37 violations · 7 OOS
Prior 90 days
114
65 violations · 13 OOS · 0.57 per inspection
Prior 365 days
504
337 violations · 47 OOS · 0.67 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 393.9B-LTSO (Lighting - Turn signal - Any obscured on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9B-LTSO)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4BC9EH3VN738778 GA XYQ241 VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4) 2027

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9B-LTSO Lighting - Turn signal - Any obscured 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
89053546 Sep 20, 2026 SD L3 JEFFERSON SD 0
89044765 Sep 18, 2026 MT L3 BILLINGS MT 1
89042059 Sep 18, 2026 TN L3 KNOXVILLE TN 0
89039462 Sep 18, 2026 AR L2 VAN BUREN AR 0
89034548 Sep 18, 2026 CA L3 COTTONWOOD IF 0
89031597 Sep 18, 2026 OK L3 BRAMAN SCALES 0

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