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Roadside Inspection 89057431

Roadside inspection on Sep 20, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: POWELL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC (USDOT 311835) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89057431
Date:
Sep 20, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MEMPHIS TN
Operating authority:
MC208075
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A559228 (MS)

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 1.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.66 violations per inspection across 288 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Tennessee
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 9,484 Level 2 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at MEMPHIS TN
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 3,006 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 605,967 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)
63%
75 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
7
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
20
16 violations · 3 OOS · 0.80 per inspection
Prior 365 days
75
48 violations · 6 OOS · 0.64 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 393.87A-FPLR (Flag - Required rear flag - no flag on the rear of a projecting load - when load is longer than 4 feet., severity weight 1). (393.87A-FPLR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDVXTSWX2455 MS A559228 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2026 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYFS2536N5713211 MS 149181A UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2022 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.87A-FPLR Flag - Required rear flag - no flag on the rear of a projecting load - when load is longer than 4 feet. 1 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
89061719 Sep 22, 2026 LA L3 DENHAM SPRINGS LA 0 —
88978866 Sep 12, 2026 MS L3 PIKE COUNTY MS 2 —
88986643 Sep 11, 2026 LA L2 BREAUX BRIDGE LA 0 —
88977182 Sep 10, 2026 TX L2 TX 0 —
88922275 Sep 7, 2026 MS L3 PIKE COUNTY MS 0 —
88851516 Aug 30, 2026 AL L2 ATTALLA AL 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87003898 Feb 9, 2026 LA L3 3AKJHHDVXTSWX2455 —
84776592 May 20, 2025 MO L3 1UYFS2536N5713211 —
84255652 Mar 27, 2025 MS L3 1UYFS2536N5713211 —
80376429 Dec 12, 2023 AR L3 1UYFS2536N5713211 —
79953836 Oct 18, 2023 MS L2 1UYFS2536N5713211 —

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