Roadside Inspection 78629096
Roadside inspection on May 16, 2023 in North Carolina • Carrier: BIG SKY DEVELOPMENT LLC (USDOT 3213167) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 78629096
- Date:
- May 16, 2023
- State:
- North Carolina
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 2
- Violations:
- 5
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- I-85 NORTH BOUND
- Carrier (USDOT):
- BIG SKY DEVELOPMENT LLC (3213167)
- Vehicle:
- RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
- Plate:
- TD9966 (NC)
- VIN:
- 3C63RRGL6LG219916
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 2023, this is a more severe than typical result.
Severity context
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How this compares
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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 393.25(f) (Stop lamp violations, severity weight 6). (393.25(f))
Units Inspected
2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.
| Seq | Type | VIN | Plate | Make | Model | Year | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 3C63RRGL6LG219916 | NC TD9966 | RAM | 3500 | 2020 | — |
| 2 | SEMI-TRAILER | 1J9GF4028NJ143127 | NC DA81175 | Surp | — | — | — |
Violations Cited
5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.
| Code | Description | Severity Wt | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393.25(f) | Stop lamp violations | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.9(a) | Inoperable required lamps | 3 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.95(a) | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | 2 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.95(f) | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. | 2 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.87(a) | Warning flag required on projecting load | 1 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78746007 | May 25, 2023 | GA | L3 | HIGH CRASH CORRIDOR | 1 | — |
| 78629155 | May 16, 2023 | NC | L1 | I85S | 0 | — |
| 78607664 | May 9, 2023 | TN | L1 | — | 2 | — |
| 78542609 | May 5, 2023 | NC | L1 | — | 2 | — |
| 78450836 | Apr 21, 2023 | FL | L1 | MCSAP HCC I-4 HILLSBOROUGH | 6 | OOS |
| 78424546 | Apr 19, 2023 | GA | L1 | — | 2 | — |
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- Review every cited violation code. Click through each violation code in the table below to read the underlying FMCSR section. The severity weight column tells you which citations carry the most weight in the SMS scoring algorithm.
- Check the OOS flags. An OOS order was issued. The Vehicle OOS / Driver OOS badges at the top of this page tell you which side of the cab triggered it; until the cited defects were corrected, the carrier could not legally continue operating.
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Recent activity at I-85 NORTH BOUND
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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