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Roadside Inspection 82053349

Roadside inspection on Jul 2, 2024 in Tennessee • Carrier: KING EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 3948221) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82053349
Date:
Jul 2, 2024
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOXVILLE TN
Operating authority:
MC1468518
Vehicle:
RAM 2500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
1A15ETP (AL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 7.

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 Tennessee
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 34,336 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2024
vs typical at KNOXVILLE TN
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 5,153 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
2
1 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 393.43(d) (No or defective automatic trailer brake, severity weight 4). (393.43(d))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C6UR5CL4PG529796 AL 1A15ETP RAM
Ticket: Dodge
2500 2023 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 50HFG4030N1084344 TN 337626T NORSTAR TRAILERS
Ticket: Unknown
Norstar Trailers 2022 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43(d) No or defective automatic trailer brake 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) 3 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
82292985 Jul 29, 2024 TN L1 ARDMORE TN 0 —
82116970 Jul 15, 2024 AL L1 REST AREA 4 OOS
81959137 Jun 20, 2024 AL L1 ROADSIDE 3 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89033015 Sep 18, 2026 MS L1 50HFG4030N1084344 —
86014209 Oct 10, 2025 AL L1 3C6UR5CL4PG529796 OOS
86014209 Oct 10, 2025 AL L1 50HFG4030N1084344 OOS
84100862 Mar 10, 2025 TN L1 50HFG4030N1084344 —
84100862 Mar 10, 2025 TN L1 3C6UR5CL4PG529796 —
83723687 Jan 22, 2025 GA L1 50HFG4030N1084344 —
83723687 Jan 22, 2025 GA L1 3C6UR5CL4PG529796 —
82292985 Jul 29, 2024 TN L1 3C6UR5CL4PG529796 —

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