Roadside Inspection 79608607

Roadside inspection on Sep 6, 2023 in Tennessee • Carrier: BLUE MOUNTAIN TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3756503) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79608607
Date:
Sep 6, 2023
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GILES COUNTY SCALES
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
C696DR (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 7.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2023, 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 1 median in Tennessee
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 19,963 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2023
vs typical at GILES COUNTY SCALES
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 2,238 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
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 393.207(a) (Axle positioning parts defective/missing, severity weight 7). (393.207(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRGL1NG175021 GA C696DR RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2022
2 FULL TRAILER 16V3F3327N6150092 GA WNL943 BIG TEX Big Tex 2022

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207(a) Axle positioning parts defective/missing 7 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
80025380 Oct 19, 2023 AL L1 AL 133 RS 0
79693414 Sep 18, 2023 AL L1 0
79629549 Sep 8, 2023 TN L1 HAYWOOD SCALES 0
79209134 Jul 20, 2023 TN L1 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87062113 Feb 13, 2026 MS L1 3C63RRGL1NG175021 OOS
87062042 Feb 13, 2026 MS L1 3C63RRGL1NG175021 OOS
86674248 Dec 26, 2025 GA L3 3C63RRGL1NG175021
84899152 Jun 9, 2025 AL L1 3C63RRGL1NG175021 OOS
83321209 Dec 3, 2024 TN L1 16V3F3327N6150092
82494030 Aug 27, 2024 MO L1 3C63RRGL1NG175021
81059433 Mar 8, 2024 AL L1 3C63RRGL1NG175021
80983217 Feb 26, 2024 TN L1 3C63RRGL1NG175021

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