Roadside Inspection 83296295

Roadside inspection on Dec 3, 2024 in Indiana • Carrier: ELLERMAN CONSTRUCTION INC (USDOT 1900164) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83296295
Date:
Dec 3, 2024
State:
Indiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WASHINGTON IN
Vehicle:
RAM 4500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
TK135MTB (IN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 16.

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 Level 1 median in Indiana
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 7,210 Level 1 inspections in Indiana during 2024
vs typical at WASHINGTON IN
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 413 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
6
5 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
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 393.43DBMA (Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle., severity weight 4). (393.43DBMA)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRKCL0EG294202 IN TK135MTB RAM
Ticket: Dodge
4500 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 10HHTD1D1V1000468 IN TR810ALC HUDSON BROTHERS
Ticket: Unknown
2027

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43DBMA Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95A1 Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95F Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
390.21TB2-DOT Operate a CMV without USDOT number displayed. Must be preceded by the letters "USDOT". General/Admin

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88738765 Aug 18, 2026 IN L2 10HHTD1D1V1000468 OOS
88738765 Aug 18, 2026 IN L2 3C7WRKCL0EG294202 OOS
87864850 May 15, 2026 IN L2 10HHTD1D1V1000468 OOS
87864850 May 15, 2026 IN L2 3C7WRKCL0EG294202 OOS

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