Roadside Inspection 89028945

Roadside inspection on Sep 16, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: PJ TWINS INC (USDOT 3221771) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
2
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89028945
Date:
Sep 16, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MANCHESTER TN
Carrier (USDOT):
PJ TWINS INC (3221771)
Operating authority:
MC1008424
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1332272 (IL)

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 24.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.00 violations per inspection across 88 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 24,512 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at MANCHESTER TN
6
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 5,893 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
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 443,839 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)
46%
85 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
14
12 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
38
48 violations · 3 OOS · 1.26 per inspection
Prior 365 days
85
84 violations · 14 OOS · 0.99 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR7MSMR9756 IL P1332272 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC53219M901890 TX 210C951 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2009

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A-BMBCBD Drum Brake - Missing/broken component(s). 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A-BMBCBD Drum Brake - Missing/broken component(s). 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
89031237 Sep 17, 2026 MO L2 JASPER MO 0
89018776 Sep 17, 2026 NE L1 NORTH PLATTE NE 0
89028693 Sep 15, 2026 UT L3 ERDA UT 2
88999046 Sep 15, 2026 NC L2 LELAND NC 0
88975863 Sep 11, 2026 TN L1 ARDMORE TN 0
88982345 Sep 10, 2026 WI L2 SPARTA WI 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87717325 Apr 27, 2026 MD L1 3AKJHHDR7MSMR9756 OOS
87717325 Apr 27, 2026 MD L1 5V8VC53219M901890 OOS
83606261 Jan 8, 2025 IN L2 3AKJHHDR7MSMR9756 OOS
81973512 Jun 26, 2024 OH L1 3AKJHHDR7MSMR9756 OOS
78667399 May 17, 2023 MT L3 5V8VC53219M901890

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