Roadside Inspection 82824045

Roadside inspection on Oct 2, 2024 in Maryland • Carrier: TJ AUTO TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 4179844) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82824045
Date:
Oct 2, 2024
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
3ES3914 (MD)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 36.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 2 median in Maryland
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 50,517 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2024
vs typical at ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,905 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 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 383.23A2-LCDLN (License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL., severity weight 8). (383.23A2-LCDLN)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRGL4LG232776 MD 3ES3914 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5VGFW5035HL003939 ME C465024 KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC 2017

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23A2-LCDLN License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
395.8E-HOSPDOOS HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain: 7 Hours of Service
395.8E-HOSPDOOS HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain: 7 Hours of Service
395.8E-HOSPDOOS HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain: 7 Hours of Service
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative. 2 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
82778742 Sep 27, 2024 OH L3 ROADSIDE 0
82717947 Sep 20, 2024 OH L2 ROADSIDE 3 OOS
82583443 Sep 5, 2024 MD L2 0

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 3C63RRGL4LG232776 OOS
88352394 Jul 7, 2026 MD L1 5VGFW5035HL003939 OOS
88199175 Jun 20, 2026 PA L1 5VGFW5035HL003939 OOS
88199175 Jun 20, 2026 PA L1 3C63RRGL4LG232776 OOS
86689178 Dec 30, 2025 MD L2 5VGFW5035HL003939 OOS
86689178 Dec 30, 2025 MD L2 3C63RRGL4LG232776 OOS
84662017 May 12, 2025 OH L2 5VGFW5035HL003939
82778742 Sep 27, 2024 OH L3 5VGFW5035HL003939

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