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Roadside Inspection 89103267

Roadside inspection on Sep 24, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: TGF EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3926703) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

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 #:
89103267
Date:
Sep 24, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOXVILLE TN
Operating authority:
MC1454123
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
D92090K (WA)

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 4.

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 1.98 violations per inspection across 56 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 25,606 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at KNOXVILLE TN
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 8,998 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 454,059 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)
0%
27 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
5
11 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
11 violations · 1 OOS · 2.20 per inspection
Prior 365 days
27
79 violations · 14 OOS · 2.93 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 393.43DBMA (Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle., severity weight 4). (393.43DBMA)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FT8W3DM9TEE50401 WA D92090K FORD F-350 2026 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4M9BG4025T1144487 AR DC001825 MP Gooseneck 2026 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43DBMA Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle. 4 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
89093103 Sep 23, 2026 AZ L1 PAYSON AZ 2 —
89079346 Sep 23, 2026 OR L3 WOODBURN OR 2 OOS
89064639 Sep 22, 2026 LA L3 CHOUDRANT LA 2 —
89016929 Sep 17, 2026 CA L2 RED BLUFF 1 —
88945002 Sep 9, 2026 CA L1 WHISKEYTOWN SCALES 4 —

Related records

Recent activity at KNOXVILLE TN

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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89110251 Sep 26, 2026 GILSTER MARY LEE CORPORATION 1 —
89110215 Sep 26, 2026 JL FREIGHT SERVICES INC 1 —
89110206 Sep 26, 2026 MDA LEXFREIGHT LLC 0 —