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Roadside Inspection 89082170

Roadside inspection on Sep 22, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: WATKINS EXPRESS FREIGHT INC (USDOT 804991) • 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 #:
89082170
Date:
Sep 22, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MANCHESTER TN
Operating authority:
MC440782
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A64265 (KY)

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 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 0.87 violations per inspection across 238 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Tennessee
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 9,617 Level 2 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at MANCHESTER TN
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 5,843 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 614,154 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)
31%
51 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
3
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
11
25 violations · 4 OOS · 2.27 per inspection
Prior 365 days
51
60 violations · 12 OOS · 1.18 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.6× their typical violation rate (25 violations across 11 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.87 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 3AKJHHDR6PSNG4970 KY A64265 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC5329KT903477 KY 78015T VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2019 —

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
89090839 Sep 23, 2026 MO L1 WILLOW SPRINGS MO 0 —
89004726 Sep 11, 2026 MT L2 BROADUS MT 1 OOS
88981840 Sep 10, 2026 GA L3 RINGGOLD GA 3 —
88831635 Aug 26, 2026 MD L1 FROSTBURG MD 0 —
88688273 Aug 11, 2026 TN L1 — 2 OOS
88674423 Aug 10, 2026 TN L3 — 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88101536 Jun 10, 2026 IN L3 3AKJHHDR6PSNG4970 —
87486296 Apr 2, 2026 NC L3 3AKJHHDR6PSNG4970 —
86411724 Nov 25, 2025 KY L1 5V8VC5329KT903477 OOS
85098878 Jun 30, 2025 MO L3 3AKJHHDR6PSNG4970 —
85011024 Jun 21, 2025 TN L3 3AKJHHDR6PSNG4970 —
84789637 May 23, 2025 TX L2 3AKJHHDR6PSNG4970 —
82985187 Oct 19, 2024 AR L3 5V8VC5329KT903477 —
82839474 Oct 3, 2024 TN L3 5V8VC5329KT903477 —

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