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Roadside Inspection 89118166

Roadside inspection on Sep 26, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: SOUTHERN SPECIALTY FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 3306210) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89118166
Date:
Sep 26, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ARDMORE TN
Operating authority:
MC1049407
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT62F TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
W3524HY (TN)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 16.

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
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 2.50 violations per inspection across 268 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 25,651 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at ARDMORE TN
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 5,572 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 454,621 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)
28%
98 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
9 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
30
90 violations · 14 OOS · 3.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
98
237 violations · 28 OOS · 2.42 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 3HSDZTZR7PN083591 TN W3524HY INTERNATIONAL LT62F 2023 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2537L2606923 KY T1N812 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2020 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-LCDLR Restriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of a restriction. 8 Driver Fitness 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
89110691 Sep 25, 2026 OH L2 LONDON OH 4 OOS
89107985 Sep 25, 2026 FL L3 PALM COAST FL 1 —
89032517 Sep 17, 2026 TN L1 KNOXVILLE TN 1 OOS
88948181 Sep 9, 2026 MT L1 BILLINGS MT 1 —
88855493 Aug 31, 2026 MO L2 WEST PLAINS MO 2 OOS
88828888 Aug 26, 2026 TX L2 TX 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86440405 Nov 30, 2025 KY L2 3HSDZTZR7PN083591 —
81445395 Apr 22, 2024 LA L2 3HSDZTZR7PN083591 —
81248392 Apr 1, 2024 LA L2 3HSDZTZR7PN083591 —

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Recent activity at ARDMORE TN

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