Roadside Inspection 83968434

Roadside inspection on Feb 26, 2025 in Kentucky • Carrier: MIDNIGHT START LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 4171566) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83968434
Date:
Feb 26, 2025
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ASHLAND
Operating authority:
MC1604612
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
TP2787 (NC)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 20.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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 Kentucky
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 23,365 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2025
vs typical at ASHLAND
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 42 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
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 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRGL8KG533730 NC TP2787 RAM 3500 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7NRGG4026RF400526 TN 572432T Trailer

Violations Cited

3 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
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving
393.43 No/improper breakaway or emergency braking 4 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
83815792 Feb 5, 2025 WI L2 HUDSON WI 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87979073 May 27, 2026 IN L2 3C63RRGL8KG533730 OOS
87189291 Mar 2, 2026 NC L1 3C63RRGL8KG533730 OOS
86638601 Dec 22, 2025 MD L2 3C63RRGL8KG533730
86563620 Dec 12, 2025 TN L1 3C63RRGL8KG533730
83815792 Feb 5, 2025 WI L2 3C63RRGL8KG533730 OOS
83815792 Feb 5, 2025 WI L2 7NRGG4026RF400526 OOS

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