Roadside Inspection 82497949

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2024 in South Carolina • Carrier: BLUE QUEEN LLC (USDOT 3756346) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82497949
Date:
Aug 26, 2024
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-85 SB
Carrier (USDOT):
BLUE QUEEN LLC (3756346)
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
TW2649 (NC)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

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

Compared to the median Level 3 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 3 median in South Carolina
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 27,009 Level 3 inspections in South Carolina during 2024
vs typical at I-85 SB
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 219 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
5
5 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 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 383.23(a)(2) (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23(a)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRGL4MG566064 NC TW2649 RAM 3500 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5VGFW5035NL003984 NC DB92372 KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC 2022

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
391.11(b)(2) Driver cannot read or speak the English language sufficiently to respond to official inquiries. 4 Driver Fitness
391.41(a)(1) 391.41(a)(1) Driver Fitness
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
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
82631163 Sep 10, 2024 NC L1 40 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85132143 Jun 27, 2025 SC L3 5VGFW5035NL003984 OOS
82631163 Sep 10, 2024 NC L1 3C63RRGL4MG566064
82631163 Sep 10, 2024 NC L1 5VGFW5035NL003984

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