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Roadside Inspection 89149808

Roadside inspection on Sep 30, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: EM CARGO LLC (USDOT 3073738) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

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 #:
89149808
Date:
Sep 30, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOXVILLE TN
Carrier (USDOT):
EM CARGO LLC (3073738)
Operating authority:
MC62685
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4) TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1320817 (IL)

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 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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.65 violations per inspection across 793 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 26,444 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at KNOXVILLE TN
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 9,091 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 463,846 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)
61%
293 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
25
16 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
61
35 violations · 10 OOS · 0.57 per inspection
Prior 365 days
293
192 violations · 38 OOS · 0.66 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 4V4BC9EH6TN700071 IL P1320817 VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4) 2026 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1DW1A5327TBC05283 IL 1022739ST STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers 2026 —

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
89132275 Sep 27, 2026 IL L3 I-80 W/B 0 —
89112096 Sep 25, 2026 IL L3 I55 0 —
89092634 Sep 24, 2026 IL L3 018 - BOLINGBROOK - I-55 N/B 0 —
89089897 Sep 23, 2026 TN L1 MOHAWK TN 1 OOS
89087055 Sep 23, 2026 OH L3 AMHERST OH 0 —
89018871 Sep 17, 2026 KY L3 EDMONTON KY 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88676988 Aug 10, 2026 TN L3 4V4BC9EH6TN700071 —
87859866 May 15, 2026 ME L3 4V4BC9EH6TN700071 —
86975500 Feb 5, 2026 SD L3 1DW1A5327TBC05283 —
85720619 Sep 6, 2025 IN L3 4V4BC9EH6TN700071 —

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