Roadside Inspection 84227499

Roadside inspection on Mar 25, 2025 in Kentucky • Carrier: BIGHEAD TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3696526) • 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 #:
84227499
Date:
Mar 25, 2025
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HENDERSON
Vehicle:
RAM 5500 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3319990 (IN)

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 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 Level 1 median in Kentucky
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 23,365 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2025
vs typical at HENDERSON
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 1,374 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 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 393.75A (Flat tire or fabric exposed, severity weight 8). (393.75A)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3C7WRNBL4MG634243 IN 3319990 RAM 5500 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 16V3F4827R6329284 IN 249E946 BIG TEX Big Tex 2024

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A Flat tire or fabric exposed 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
83121809 Nov 8, 2024 TN L1 16V3F4827R6329284
83121809 Nov 8, 2024 TN L1 3C7WRNBL4MG634243
79035275 Jun 29, 2023 NM L2 3C7WRNBL4MG634243
78866372 Jun 2, 2023 PA L2 3C7WRNBL4MG634243 OOS
78703001 May 22, 2023 TN L1 3C7WRNBL4MG634243

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