Roadside Inspection 83344235

Roadside inspection on Dec 6, 2024 in Illinois • Carrier: GFT EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 4225562) • Vehicle: RAM TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83344235
Date:
Dec 6, 2024
State:
Illinois
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
GFT EXPRESS LLC (4225562)
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
P7859F (IL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, 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 this carrier's typical
3
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 2.91 violations per inspection across 160 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Illinois
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 5,363 Level 1 inspections in Illinois during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
3
2 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)
22%
160 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
133
370 violations · 51 OOS
Prior 90 days
153
456 violations · 56 OOS · 2.98 per inspection
Prior 365 days
160
466 violations · 56 OOS · 2.91 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 396.3A1BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3C7WRSCL2PG586145 IL P7859F RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4C9KC5028RC546533 FL REWL80 CAL-TEX TRAILERS
Ticket: Catx
2024

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEWG3 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - More than 5000 lbs over on allowable gross weight. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.75C Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
83762327 Jan 31, 2025 OH L2 SPRINGFIELD OH 1
83758491 Jan 31, 2025 TN L1 PULASKI TN 0
83758683 Jan 30, 2025 OH L2 SPRINGFIELD OH 0
83783823 Jan 29, 2025 MN L2 WORTHINGTON MN 7 OOS
83749064 Jan 28, 2025 GA L3 SOCIAL CIRCLE GA 1
83722547 Jan 28, 2025 TN L1 KNOXVILLE TN 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87680486 Apr 23, 2026 TN L1 4C9KC5028RC546533 OOS
85725511 Sep 8, 2025 WY L1 4C9KC5028RC546533
85690052 Sep 3, 2025 OH L2 4C9KC5028RC546533
85689213 Sep 3, 2025 OH L3 4C9KC5028RC546533
85483463 Jul 31, 2025 TX L2 4C9KC5028RC546533 OOS
85228315 Jul 14, 2025 AZ L1 4C9KC5028RC546533
85088225 Jun 29, 2025 ND L3 4C9KC5028RC546533
84786250 May 25, 2025 IA L3 4C9KC5028RC546533

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