Roadside Inspection 82164394

Roadside inspection on Jul 15, 2024 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: TJ AUTO TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 4179844) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
1
14% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82164394
Date:
Jul 15, 2024
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
8FA1023 (MD)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 12.

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 Pennsylvania
7
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 19,697 Level 1 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
7
6 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 393.201(a) (Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken, severity weight 2). (393.201(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRTCL8MG669063 MD 8FA1023 RAM 3500 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5VGFW5038HL005104 ME 5100219 KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC 2017

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.201(a) Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.201(a) Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.201(a) Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.201(a) Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.201(a) Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.201(a) Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken 2 Vehicle Maintenance
391.41(a)(1) 391.41(a)(1) Driver Fitness

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
82583443 Sep 5, 2024 MD L2 0
82267156 Jul 31, 2024 OH L3 ROADSIDE 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84597430 May 5, 2025 OH L2 3C7WRTCL8MG669063
83876982 Feb 13, 2025 OH L3 3C7WRTCL8MG669063
83785143 Feb 4, 2025 DE L2 5VGFW5038HL005104 OOS
83738665 Jan 30, 2025 MD L2 3C7WRTCL8MG669063
82267156 Jul 31, 2024 OH L3 3C7WRTCL8MG669063 OOS
81506013 May 2, 2024 MD L2 5VGFW5038HL005104
81506013 May 2, 2024 MD L2 3C7WRTCL8MG669063
81044750 Mar 7, 2024 MD L2 3C7WRTCL8MG669063

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