Roadside Inspection 89102384

Roadside inspection on Sep 24, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: SEWARD MOTOR FREIGHT INC (USDOT 73148) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

Inspection Level

Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 89102384
Date:: Sep 24, 2026
State:: Tennessee
Level:: Level III — Driver Only
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 2
Violations:: 0
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: MANCHESTER TN
Carrier (USDOT):: SEWARD MOTOR FREIGHT INC (73148)
Operating authority:: MC85718
Vehicle:: VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:: 194794 (NE)
VIN:: 4V4NC9EH5HN970977

What this inspection means

This is a clean inspection — no violations were recorded.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a clean and typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical

Cleaner than carrier average

Carrier averages 0.57 violations per inspection across 83 prior records

vs Level 3 median in Tennessee

On par with median (0)

Median of 29,965 Level 3 inspections in Tennessee during 2026

vs typical at MANCHESTER TN

On par with station median (0)

Median of 5,840 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median

Same as the median (0)

Compared to 637,489 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026

OOS at this inspection

Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%

Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026

Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)

52%

23 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 violations · 1 OOS

Prior 90 days

4 violations · 2 OOS · 1.00 per inspection

Prior 365 days

21 violations · 3 OOS · 0.91 per inspection

Honest opinion

A clean inspection here is a positive signal in the context of a recent stretch where this carrier's violation rate ran above its lifetime average.

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq	Type	VIN	Plate	Make	Model	Year	OOS
1	TRUCK TRACTOR	4V4NC9EH5HN970977	NE 194794	VOLVO TRUCK	VNL	2017	—
2	SEMI-TRAILER	5V8VA5323EM408261	NE 237756	VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) Ticket: Unknown	VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)	2014	—

No violations cited during this inspection.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS
89111069	Sep 27, 2026	KS	L2	CLOUD COUNTY - 029	0	—
89112152	Sep 26, 2026	IL	L3	I-74	0	—
89076640	Sep 23, 2026	IA	L3	IA	1	—
88933228	Sep 8, 2026	AL	L2	ATTALLA AL	2	OOS

Related records

Carrier

SEWARD MOTOR FREIGHT INC

Full carrier record and safety profile.

Safety

Carrier crash history

Reportable crashes filed under this USDOT.

Authority

MC85718

Operating authority / MC docket detail.

Station

MANCHESTER TN

All inspections at this site.

State

Inspections in Tennessee

Statewide inspection records.

Level

Level III — Driver Only

All inspections at this CVSA level.

Vehicle

VIN 4V4NC9EH5HN970977

All inspections and records for this VIN.

Plate

194794 (NE)

All inspections tied to this plate.

Reference

FMCSR Violations

Violation-code reference library.