Roadside Inspection 83177543

Roadside inspection on Nov 14, 2024 in Montana • Carrier: GFT EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 4225562) • 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 #:
83177543
Date:
Nov 14, 2024
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HELENA MT
Carrier (USDOT):
GFT EXPRESS LLC (4225562)
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
P1258198 (IL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 3.

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
2
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.00 violations per inspection across 72 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Montana
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 3,804 Level 1 inspections in Montana during 2024
vs typical at HELENA MT
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 285 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
18%
72 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
64
204 violations · 23 OOS
Prior 90 days
66
209 violations · 23 OOS · 3.17 per inspection
Prior 365 days
72
216 violations · 23 OOS · 3.00 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 393.87A-FPLR (Flag - Required rear flag - no flag on the rear of a projecting load - when load is longer than 4 feet., severity weight 1). (393.87A-FPLR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRTCL3RG130339 IL P1258198 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7UZFW5032PL002352 IL 977834ST KAUFMAN TRAILERS GROUP, LLC
Ticket: Unknown
Kaufman Trailers Group, LLC 2023

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.95F Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.87A-FPLR Flag - Required rear flag - no flag on the rear of a projecting load - when load is longer than 4 feet. 1 Vehicle Maintenance 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
83611203 Jan 13, 2025 MS L1 ITTAWAMBA COUNTY 2
83611202 Jan 13, 2025 MS L3 ITTAWAMBA COUNTY 3
83607600 Jan 13, 2025 WA L2 ELLENSBURG WA 1
83606604 Jan 13, 2025 SD L3 BELLE FOURCHE SD 4
83598951 Jan 13, 2025 US L1 BESSEMER CITY NC 0
83598629 Jan 12, 2025 MO L1 NEW CAMBRIA MO 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88720656 Aug 16, 2026 OH L3 3C7WRTCL3RG130339
87002745 Feb 4, 2026 MO L2 7UZFW5032PL002352 OOS
86648911 Dec 19, 2025 MO L2 7UZFW5032PL002352
86576845 Dec 14, 2025 AR L3 3C7WRTCL3RG130339
86428500 Nov 24, 2025 GA L1 3C7WRTCL3RG130339
86397110 Nov 21, 2025 SC L3 3C7WRTCL3RG130339
86335094 Nov 16, 2025 AL L1 3C7WRTCL3RG130339
86131590 Oct 21, 2025 TX L2 3C7WRTCL3RG130339

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