Roadside Inspection 89032517

Roadside inspection on Sep 17, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: SOUTHERN SPECIALTY FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 3306210) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89032517
Date:
Sep 17, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOXVILLE TN
Operating authority:
MC1049407
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
X4302HY (TN)

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 8.

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
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.50 violations per inspection across 265 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 24,660 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at KNOXVILLE TN
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 9,027 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 444,667 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)
29%
98 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
4
6 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
27
84 violations · 12 OOS · 3.11 per inspection
Prior 365 days
98
243 violations · 27 OOS · 2.48 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 1XKYDP9X9MJ439377 TN X4302HY KENWORTH T680 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYFS2482R5019036 MS 163359A UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2024

Violations Cited

1 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

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
88948181 Sep 9, 2026 MT L1 BILLINGS MT 1
88855493 Aug 31, 2026 MO L2 WEST PLAINS MO 2 OOS
88828888 Aug 26, 2026 TX L2 TX 1
88766979 Aug 21, 2026 MO L2 2 OOS
88736108 Aug 17, 2026 TX L2 1
88713233 Aug 14, 2026 IL L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88312198 Jul 1, 2026 TN L3 1UYFS2482R5019036
84145971 Mar 14, 2025 MS L3 1XKYDP9X9MJ439377
83841186 Feb 10, 2025 NV L3 1XKYDP9X9MJ439377
83201221 Nov 18, 2024 CO L3 1XKYDP9X9MJ439377

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