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Roadside Inspection 89286763

Roadside inspection on Oct 15, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: DDS TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 3430716) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
4
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89286763
Date:
Oct 15, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOXVILLE TN
Carrier (USDOT):
DDS TRANSPORT INC (3430716)
Operating authority:
MC1111450
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
DF47GM (FL)

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 30.

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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.47 violations per inspection across 74 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
8
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 27,532 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at KNOXVILLE TN
8
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 8,872 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
8
7 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)
32%
19 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
4
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
3 violations · 2 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
19
32 violations · 5 OOS · 1.68 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (3 violations across 6 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.47 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 396.3A1-BALR (Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test., severity weight 4). (396.3A1-BALR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGLDR7DLFF0110 FL DF47GM FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2013 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C4LR395162 ME 3035847 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2020 —

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LHLI Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
392.7A-D Driver - Failed to conduct pre-trip inspection or make use of required parts and accessories. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47A-BCFSBD Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-BALR Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.5B-HWSL HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking. 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.5-HL HUBS - Leaking HUB. 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.5-HL HUBS - Leaking HUB. 2 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
89266618 Oct 13, 2026 TN L2 ARDMORE TN 2 OOS
89265312 Oct 13, 2026 TN L3 MANCHESTER TN 0 —
89192186 Oct 6, 2026 AL L3 GROVE HILL AL 0 —
89028506 Sep 16, 2026 TN L3 ARDMORE TN 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89028506 Sep 16, 2026 TN L3 1FUJGLDR7DLFF0110 —
87482504 Apr 1, 2026 TN L3 3H3V532C4LR395162 —
86926951 Jan 29, 2026 FL L1 3H3V532C4LR395162 —
84452560 Apr 17, 2025 FL L3 3H3V532C4LR395162 —
84113962 Mar 11, 2025 TN L1 1FUJGLDR7DLFF0110 OOS
84113962 Mar 11, 2025 TN L1 3H3V532C4LR395162 OOS
83406157 Dec 11, 2024 TX L2 3H3V532C4LR395162 —
82479747 Aug 19, 2024 GA L3 1FUJGLDR7DLFF0110 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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