Roadside Inspection 89170467
Roadside inspection on Oct 2, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: METALMAX LLC (USDOT 2033643) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 89170467
- Date:
- Oct 2, 2026
- State:
- Tennessee
- Level:
- Level II — Walk-Around
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 2
- Violations:
- 2
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- DUNLAP TN
- Carrier (USDOT):
- METALMAX LLC (2033643)
- Operating authority:
- MC714004
- Vehicle:
- RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
- Ticket make:
- Dodge
- Plate:
- H494811 (TN)
- VIN:
- 3C7WRTCL9RG192022
What this inspection means
The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.
Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 13.
Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a more severe than typical result.
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This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (1 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.82 per inspection).
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 | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 3C7WRTCL9RG192022 | TN H494811 |
RAM
Ticket: Dodge
|
3500 | 2024 | — |
| 2 | SEMI-TRAILER | 4P53F342XR1404817 | TN 830169T |
PJ
Ticket: Unknown
|
PJ | 2024 | — |
Violations Cited
2 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 |
| 392.2-SLLML | State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane. | 5 | Unsafe Driving | — |
Violation categories (BASICs)
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Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)
Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.
| Inspection | Date | State | Level | Location | Violations | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89174359 | Oct 2, 2026 | TN | L3 | COLLEGEDALE TN | 0 | — |
| 89036530 | Sep 17, 2026 | KS | L3 | BELLEVILLE KS | 0 | — |
| 88979768 | Sep 11, 2026 | TN | L1 | STANTON TN | 0 | — |
| 88950217 | Sep 8, 2026 | TX | L2 | TX | 1 | — |
| 88692135 | Aug 12, 2026 | NM | L1 | — | 0 | — |
| 88677814 | Aug 11, 2026 | LA | L3 | — | 0 | — |
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