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Roadside Inspection 89269005

Roadside inspection on Oct 14, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: COWANS TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 605105) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89269005
Date:
Oct 14, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
RIPLEY TN
Carrier (USDOT):
COWANS TRUCKING LLC (605105)
Operating authority:
MC523322
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNR TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A523359 (MS)

What this inspection means

4 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 34.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.38 violations per inspection across 26 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Tennessee
4
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 33,332 Level 3 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at RIPLEY TN
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 46 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
4
4 more than the median (0)
Compared to 690,212 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
0%
8 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
5 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
17 violations · 2 OOS · 4.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
8
30 violations · 3 OOS · 3.75 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4WC9EG1LN239676 MS A523359 VOLVO TRUCK VNR 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV452F8WF449416 TN 128945A FRUEHUAF
Ticket: Wabash National
Fruehuaf 1998 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLS4 State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit. 10 Unsafe Driving —
392.2-SLLIFTA State/Local Laws - State tax/International Fuel Tax (IFTA) violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
392.2-SLLTL State/Local Laws - Misc. traffic law violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
392.2-SLLTL State/Local Laws - Misc. traffic law violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —

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
89158751 Sep 30, 2026 TN L2 COLLIERVILLE TN 5 OOS
88817855 Aug 25, 2026 TN L2 COVINGTON TN 1 —
88766398 Aug 21, 2026 TN L3 — 5 —
88758166 Aug 19, 2026 TN L2 — 6 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85387270 Jul 31, 2025 TN L3 4V4WC9EG1LN239676 —
84451716 Apr 19, 2025 TN L3 4V4WC9EG1LN239676 —
83304152 Dec 3, 2024 TN L3 1JJV452F8WF449416 —
83283747 Dec 1, 2024 TN L3 1JJV452F8WF449416 OOS
80677648 Jan 24, 2024 SC L3 4V4WC9EG1LN239676 —
79035785 Jun 28, 2023 TN L1 1JJV452F8WF449416 OOS

Carrier booking & risk tools

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