Roadside Inspection 83134198

Roadside inspection on Nov 12, 2024 in North Carolina • Carrier: GFT EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 4225562) • Vehicle: RAM TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
3
60% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83134198
Date:
Nov 12, 2024
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NC 16
Carrier (USDOT):
GFT EXPRESS LLC (4225562)
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
50DWUB (FL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 30.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.07 violations per inspection across 61 prior records
vs Level 1 median in North Carolina
5
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 16,090 Level 1 inspections in North Carolina during 2024
vs typical at NC 16
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 327 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
5
4 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)
16%
61 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
53
175 violations · 19 OOS
Prior 90 days
55
180 violations · 19 OOS · 3.27 per inspection
Prior 365 days
61
187 violations · 19 OOS · 3.07 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 391.11B5-DNL (Driver does not have a valid operator's license for the CMV being operated., severity weight 8). (391.11B5-DNL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3C7WRSCL6RG113139 FL 50DWUB RAM 3500 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER ME C465800 Kauf

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.11B5-DNL Driver does not have a valid operator's license for the CMV being operated. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
392.2FT State or International Fuel Tax (IFTA) Violation 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2IRP IRP Apportioned Tag or Registration Violation 8 Unsafe Driving
395.8A-ELD ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) 5 Hours of Service OOS
391.41(a) Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate. 1 Driver Fitness OOS

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
83585966 Jan 11, 2025 PA L1 SHARON PA 3
83589838 Jan 10, 2025 VT L1 ORWELL 1
83589522 Jan 10, 2025 NJ L1 KNOWLTON SCALE 0
83583937 Jan 10, 2025 PA L3 WEST CHESTER PA 0
83581948 Jan 9, 2025 TN L3 CLARKSVILLE TN 3 OOS
83581384 Jan 9, 2025 TN L1 HAYWOOD COUNTY SCALES EB 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85864142 Sep 24, 2025 SC L3 3C7WRSCL6RG113139 OOS

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