Roadside Inspection 80863153

Roadside inspection on Feb 14, 2024 in Ohio • Carrier: TJ AUTO TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 4179844) • Vehicle: RAM TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS 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 #:
80863153
Date:
Feb 14, 2024
State:
Ohio
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CAMBRIDGE SCALES
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
8CF6166 (MD)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 6.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2024, 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 Ohio
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 9,884 Level 1 inspections in Ohio during 2024
vs typical at CAMBRIDGE SCALES
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 863 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 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
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 395.8(a)(1) (Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service, severity weight 5). (395.8(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3C63RPHL4GG121878 MD 8CF6166 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5VGFW5035HL003939 ME 249963C KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC 2017

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service 5 Hours of Service OOS
395.22(h)(4) Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids 1 Hours of Service
387.301(a) Carrier -Motor carrier shall not engage in interstate or foreign commerce without proof of public liability and property damage insurance as required in 49 CFR 38 General/Admin
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: 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
81044750 Mar 7, 2024 MD L2 BALTIMORE COUNTY 1
80986884 Feb 29, 2024 MD L2 CECIL COUNTY 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88352394 Jul 7, 2026 MD L1 5VGFW5035HL003939 OOS
88199175 Jun 20, 2026 PA L1 5VGFW5035HL003939 OOS
86689178 Dec 30, 2025 MD L2 5VGFW5035HL003939 OOS
84662017 May 12, 2025 OH L2 5VGFW5035HL003939
82824045 Oct 2, 2024 MD L2 5VGFW5035HL003939 OOS
82778742 Sep 27, 2024 OH L3 5VGFW5035HL003939
82583443 Sep 5, 2024 MD L2 5VGFW5035HL003939
82267156 Jul 31, 2024 OH L3 5VGFW5035HL003939 OOS

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