Roadside Inspection 81845553

Roadside inspection on Jun 3, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: CKM & KGR TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3192945) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81845553
Date:
Jun 3, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
200 E SAM HOUSTON PK
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
K182795 (TX)

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 4.

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 this carrier's typical
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.21 violations per inspection across 24 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 79,661 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2024
vs typical at 200 E SAM HOUSTON PK
4
On par with station median (4)
Median of 927 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
52%
21 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
3 violations · 1 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
21
22 violations · 7 OOS · 1.05 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (3 violations across 6 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.21 per inspection).

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 393.104(b) (Damaged securement system/tiedowns, severity weight 1). (393.104(b))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RPGL8KG523641 TX K182795 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7HCGF402XKB008507 TX 184C756 TEXAS PRIDE TRAILERS
Ticket: Other
Texas Pride Trailers 2019

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.100(a) No or improper load securement 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.104(b) Damaged securement system/tiedowns 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.104(b) Damaged securement system/tiedowns 1 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 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
81576647 May 9, 2024 LA L1 ROADSIDE 0
81665665 Apr 24, 2024 PA L1 WEST MIFFLIN PA 0
81402229 Apr 15, 2024 TN L1 HAYWOOD COUNTY 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87315312 Mar 12, 2026 TX L2 7HCGF402XKB008507
87315312 Mar 12, 2026 TX L2 3C63RPGL8KG523641
87065622 Feb 6, 2026 TX L1 7HCGF402XKB008507
87065622 Feb 6, 2026 TX L1 3C63RPGL8KG523641
86171786 Oct 21, 2025 TX L1 7HCGF402XKB008507
86171786 Oct 21, 2025 TX L1 3C63RPGL8KG523641
85318632 Jul 23, 2025 LA L1 3C63RPGL8KG523641
85318632 Jul 23, 2025 LA L1 7HCGF402XKB008507

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