Roadside Inspection 84494973

Roadside inspection on Apr 23, 2025 in North Carolina • Carrier: MASON BEST TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3773868) • Vehicle: RAM TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
12
OOS Violations
4
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84494973
Date:
Apr 23, 2025
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
12
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
US 501 @ BRIDGE CREEK
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
TM3626 (NC)

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 50.

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 North Carolina
12
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 17,118 Level 1 inspections in North Carolina during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
12
11 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 393.9TS (Inoperative turn signal, severity weight 6). (393.9TS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3C63RRHLXPG521052 NC TM3626 RAM 3500 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5VGFE4431NL001656 NC CN65225 KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC 2022

Violations Cited

12 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2FT State or International Fuel Tax (IFTA) Violation 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving
393.9TS Inoperative turn signal 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.43 No/improper breakaway or emergency braking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.48A Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.205C Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing 2 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
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
86218435 Oct 30, 2025 GA L1 5VGFE4431NL001656 OOS
86151371 Oct 24, 2025 FL L2 5VGFE4431NL001656
85306556 Jul 23, 2025 NC L2 3C63RRHLXPG521052 OOS
85306556 Jul 23, 2025 NC L2 5VGFE4431NL001656 OOS
80915091 Feb 20, 2024 NC L1 3C63RRHLXPG521052
80915091 Feb 20, 2024 NC L1 5VGFE4431NL001656
79966348 Oct 19, 2023 NC L1 3C63RRHLXPG521052 OOS
79966348 Oct 19, 2023 NC L1 5VGFE4431NL001656 OOS

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