Roadside Inspection 78659798

Roadside inspection on May 18, 2023 in Kentucky • Carrier: RM TRUCKING INC (USDOT 213201) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78659798
Date:
May 18, 2023
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SMITHS GROVE
Carrier (USDOT):
RM TRUCKING INC (213201)
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 49X Chassis TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RC13168 (MI)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 10.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs Level 3 median in Kentucky
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 6,623 Level 3 inspections in Kentucky during 2023

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 637,721 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2023

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJBWDR4NLNN9604 MI RC13168 WESTERN STAR 49X Chassis 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS253XFM332805 MI E822498 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2015

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.82(a)(1) Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV 10 Unsafe Driving

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
79134488 Jul 13, 2023 IL L3 70 0
79124396 Jul 11, 2023 UT L2 NORTHBOUND 0
78968547 Jun 21, 2023 SC L3 I-77 SB YORK COUNTY 2
78946514 Jun 20, 2023 TN L3 I75S 0
78785183 May 31, 2023 GA L3 0
78770298 May 25, 2023 FL L3 MCSAP HCC I-75 HAMILTON NB 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85947219 Sep 26, 2025 GA L3 5KJJBWDR4NLNN9604
83980026 Feb 21, 2025 IN L2 1UYVS253XFM332805
81919491 Jun 20, 2024 GA L3 1UYVS253XFM332805
80786213 Jan 30, 2024 GA L3 1UYVS253XFM332805
80232540 Nov 21, 2023 IN L3 1UYVS253XFM332805
79344023 Aug 7, 2023 OH L2 5KJJBWDR4NLNN9604

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