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Roadside Inspection 89277586

Roadside inspection on Oct 14, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: STOWERS MACHINERY CORPORATION (USDOT 77236) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
3
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89277586
Date:
Oct 14, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LENOIR CITY TN
Vehicle:
RAM 5500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
W4163HY (TN)

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 9.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.66 violations per inspection across 82 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 27,532 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at LENOIR CITY TN
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 250 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 491,447 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)
69%
29 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
2
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
3 violations · 1 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
29
12 violations · 7 OOS · 0.41 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 393.100B-C (Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV., severity weight 7). (393.100B-C)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRNBL8RG311790 TN W4163HY RAM
Ticket: Dodge
5500 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4Z1GF3033TS002212 TN 693482T GATOR MADE
Ticket: Unknown
Gator Made Inc. 2026 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.100B-C Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.9A2-C Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured. 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.9A2-C Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured. 1 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
89246361 Oct 13, 2026 NC L3 CANTON NC 0 —
89138938 Sep 28, 2026 TN L1 KNOXVILLE TN 0 —
88849310 Aug 28, 2026 TN L3 CHURCH HILL TN 0 —
88732165 Aug 17, 2026 TN L1 — 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88236248 Jun 23, 2026 TN L1 3C7WRNBL8RG311790 —
88236248 Jun 23, 2026 TN L1 4Z1GF3033TS002212 —
88060106 Jun 4, 2026 TN L1 4Z1GF3033TS002212 —
88060106 Jun 4, 2026 TN L1 3C7WRNBL8RG311790 —
87798324 May 7, 2026 TN L1 4Z1GF3033TS002212 —
87798324 May 7, 2026 TN L1 3C7WRNBL8RG311790 —
87677611 Apr 23, 2026 TN L1 3C7WRNBL8RG311790 —
87677611 Apr 23, 2026 TN L1 4Z1GF3033TS002212 —

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