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Roadside Inspection 89039050

Roadside inspection on Sep 17, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: DEALERS CHOICE TRUCKAWAY SYSTEM INC (USDOT 255166) • 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 #:
89039050
Date:
Sep 17, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOXVILLE TN
Operating authority:
MC180587
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4) TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
DA13JW (MO)

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 0.85 violations per inspection across 1,864 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 25,175 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 451,301 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)
56%
412 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
30
15 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
129
76 violations · 14 OOS · 0.59 per inspection
Prior 365 days
412
324 violations · 50 OOS · 0.79 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

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4BC9EJ8VN744076 MO DA13JW VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4) 2027 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
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
89072121 Sep 23, 2026 MI L2 MI 1 —
89073327 Sep 22, 2026 TN L3 WHITE PINE TN 1 —
89067060 Sep 22, 2026 PA L3 SOUTH MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP PA 4 —
89061678 Sep 22, 2026 LA L3 MANDEVILLE LA 2 —
89069657 Sep 21, 2026 AZ L2 TEMPE AZ 1 —
89069144 Sep 21, 2026 AZ L2 CASA GRANDE AZ 2 —

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