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Roadside Inspection 89172399

Roadside inspection on Oct 2, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: FERROS FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 4310960) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89172399
Date:
Oct 2, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHATTANOOGA TN
Carrier (USDOT):
FERROS FREIGHT LLC (4310960)
Operating authority:
MC1680268
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Columbia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XE792R (FL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 22.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.00 violations per inspection across 13 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Tennessee
5
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 33,332 Level 3 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at CHATTANOOGA TN
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 535 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
5
5 more than the median (0)
Compared to 690,212 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
29%
7 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
1
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
3 violations · 2 OOS · 0.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
7
8 violations · 4 OOS · 1.14 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 395.8E-HOSPDOOS (HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain:, severity weight 7). (395.8E-HOSPDOOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJA6CKX4PN31441 FL XE792R FREIGHTLINER Columbia 2004 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532B7HL006645 FL QB89XD WABASH VANS Refrigerated Van 2017 —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLTL State/Local Laws - Misc. traffic law violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
395.8E-HOSPDOOS HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
395.34A1-ELDDFN HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to note the malfunction of the ELD and provide written notice of the malfunction to the motor carrier within 24 hours. 5 Hours of Service —
395.22H1-ELDNUM HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - No user's manual for the driver describing how to operate the ELD. (May be electronic) 1 Hours of Service —
395.22H4-ELDBRODS HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status and other related information for a minimum of 8 days. 1 Hours of Service —

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
89271848 Oct 15, 2026 NH L2 WINDHAM SCALES NORTHBOUND 0 —
88959887 Sep 10, 2026 NC L2 DUNN NC 2 OOS
88768396 Aug 22, 2026 NC L2 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88504320 Jul 22, 2026 FL L3 1JJV532B7HL006645 OOS
84393313 Apr 13, 2025 IA L3 1JJV532B7HL006645 —
81053727 Mar 5, 2024 CA L3 1JJV532B7HL006645 OOS

Carrier booking & risk tools

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