Roadside Inspection 83977394

Roadside inspection on Feb 25, 2025 in Tennessee • Carrier: CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1165156) • 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 #:
83977394
Date:
Feb 25, 2025
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOXVILLE TN
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
P1276866 (IL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 8.

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 this carrier's typical
2
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.33 violations per inspection across 203 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 39,142 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2025
vs typical at KNOXVILLE TN
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 9,891 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 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
24%
199 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
138
477 violations · 55 OOS
Prior 90 days
190
649 violations · 75 OOS · 3.42 per inspection
Prior 365 days
199
671 violations · 76 OOS · 3.37 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 396.3A1-F (Fuel - Dripping leak., severity weight 3). (396.3A1-F)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRGL8RG347891 IL P1276866 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5SHFW5320LB001455 IL 987565ST KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NE, INC. Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc. 2020

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLTCD State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety offical, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other. 5 Unsafe Driving
396.3A1-F Fuel - Dripping leak. 3 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
84567142 Apr 25, 2025 TX L2 5 OOS
84503545 Apr 24, 2025 IA L3 I80 WB @ 284 MM 1
84436510 Apr 14, 2025 FL L2 PENSACOLA FL 2
84423217 Apr 10, 2025 MN L3 WEST LAKELAND MN 1
84376170 Apr 10, 2025 IL L2 I-80 5
84365221 Apr 9, 2025 IL L2 I-355 NB 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87076402 Feb 17, 2026 KY L1 5SHFW5320LB001455
86873425 Jan 22, 2026 AR L1 3C63RRGL8RG347891
86603442 Dec 17, 2025 NC L1 3C63RRGL8RG347891
86570046 Dec 11, 2025 IA L3 5SHFW5320LB001455
86166775 Oct 26, 2025 MO L3 5SHFW5320LB001455
85862904 Sep 23, 2025 MO L1 5SHFW5320LB001455
85770051 Sep 12, 2025 TN L1 5SHFW5320LB001455
85134076 Jun 29, 2025 MD L2 5SHFW5320LB001455

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