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Roadside Inspection 89291832

Roadside inspection on Oct 16, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: SOUTHERN CARRIERS INC (USDOT 878741) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89291832
Date:
Oct 16, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COVINGTON TN
Operating authority:
MC384058
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
TEMP (GA)

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 14.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.55 violations per inspection across 173 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 27,532 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at COVINGTON TN
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 65 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
4
3 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)
44%
43 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
3
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
13 violations · 1 OOS · 1.63 per inspection
Prior 365 days
43
59 violations · 8 OOS · 1.37 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 396.5B-HWSL (HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking., severity weight 2). (396.5B-HWSL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGLBG9ASAV6399 GA TEMP FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2010 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532W57L016091 TN U634463 WABASH Wabash National Corporation 2007 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47A-BCFSHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Contaminated friction surface. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.5B-HWSL HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking. 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
89158775 Sep 30, 2026 TN L3 PELHAM TN 1 —
89026993 Sep 16, 2026 TN L3 ARDMORE TN 0 —
89013455 Sep 16, 2026 AL L3 GOODWATER AL 1 —
88891073 Sep 1, 2026 TN L3 ARDMORE TN 0 —
88826465 Aug 25, 2026 LA L1 BREAUX BRIDGE LA 4 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89013455 Sep 16, 2026 AL L3 1FUJGLBG9ASAV6399 —
83261768 Nov 26, 2024 AL L2 1JJV532W57L016091 —

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