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Roadside Inspection 89304396

Roadside inspection on Oct 18, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: JOHN GRIFFIN (USDOT 2098496) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89304396
Date:
Oct 18, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOXVILLE TN
Carrier (USDOT):
JOHN GRIFFIN (2098496)
Operating authority:
MC1267385
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
45885PZ (VA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 2.

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 Level 3 median in Tennessee
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 32,856 Level 3 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at KNOXVILLE TN
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 8,822 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
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 682,906 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
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 391.11B4 (Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency., severity weight 2). (391.11B4)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB8X2TN398292 VA 45885PZ PETERBILT 379 1996 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5JYSC2024PPC26416 VA 534775TM PITTS TRAILERS
Ticket: Dorsey Tra
— 2023 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.11B4 Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency. 2 Driver Fitness 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
89070788 Sep 21, 2026 TN L1 MOHAWK TN 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89070788 Sep 21, 2026 TN L1 1XP5DB8X2TN398292 OOS
89070788 Sep 21, 2026 TN L1 5JYSC2024PPC26416 OOS
87448196 Mar 31, 2026 SC L1 5JYSC2024PPC26416 —
79962116 Oct 19, 2023 VA L3 1XP5DB8X2TN398292 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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