Roadside Inspection 83281909

Roadside inspection on Nov 29, 2024 in Tennessee • Carrier: GFT EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 4225562) • Vehicle: RAM TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83281909
Date:
Nov 29, 2024
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MOUNT JULIET TN
Carrier (USDOT):
GFT EXPRESS LLC (4225562)
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
P1210660 (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 2.

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
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.06 violations per inspection across 140 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 34,336 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2024
vs typical at MOUNT JULIET TN
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 520 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
1
Same as 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)
21%
140 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
129
410 violations · 47 OOS
Prior 90 days
134
421 violations · 48 OOS · 3.14 per inspection
Prior 365 days
140
428 violations · 48 OOS · 3.06 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 396.5-HL (HUBS - Leaking HUB., severity weight 2). (396.5-HL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3C63RRGL7RG208996 IL P1210660 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5SHFW5320LB001455 IL 987565ST KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NE, INC. Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc. 2020

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.5-HL HUBS - Leaking HUB. 2 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
83749064 Jan 28, 2025 GA L3 SOCIAL CIRCLE GA 1
83722547 Jan 28, 2025 TN L1 KNOXVILLE TN 0
83721958 Jan 28, 2025 UT L1 NEPHI UT 4
83698388 Jan 24, 2025 IL L2 I-55 3
83692049 Jan 23, 2025 WY L1 CHEYENNE I-80 POE 8 OOS
83691449 Jan 23, 2025 IL L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87737559 May 1, 2026 DE L1 3C63RRGL7RG208996
87339418 Mar 18, 2026 AR L1 3C63RRGL7RG208996 OOS
87076402 Feb 17, 2026 KY L1 5SHFW5320LB001455
86929827 Jan 30, 2026 IL L3 3C63RRGL7RG208996 OOS
86570046 Dec 11, 2025 IA L3 5SHFW5320LB001455
86527319 Dec 3, 2025 NY L2 3C63RRGL7RG208996 OOS
86381061 Nov 19, 2025 TN L1 3C63RRGL7RG208996
86166775 Oct 26, 2025 MO L3 5SHFW5320LB001455

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