Roadside Inspection 85305145

Roadside inspection on Jul 21, 2025 in Montana • Carrier: BM 5 EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 4252114) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85305145
Date:
Jul 21, 2025
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ENNIS MT
Carrier (USDOT):
BM 5 EXPRESS LLC (4252114)
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 9.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2025, this is a slightly above 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 2.56 violations per inspection across 18 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Montana
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 4,262 Level 1 inspections in Montana during 2025

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
No
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
11%
18 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
18
46 violations · 7 OOS
Prior 90 days
18
46 violations · 7 OOS · 2.56 per inspection
Prior 365 days
18
46 violations · 7 OOS · 2.56 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRGL5RG347895 IL TSA530888 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4S9KC5331RH623523 IL 1020229ST SILVERBACK TRAILER
Ticket: Unknown
SILVERBACK 2024

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.67C7V-F Fuel - Missing/improper filler cap. 1 Vehicle Maintenance

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
85785561 Sep 12, 2025 SC L3 LEXINGTON SC 3
85779001 Sep 11, 2025 IA L2 1
85762413 Sep 11, 2025 PA L3 2
85747845 Sep 10, 2025 NC L3 2
85743606 Sep 9, 2025 TN L1 STANTON TN 1 OOS
85722837 Sep 9, 2025 NC L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88759052 Aug 19, 2026 TN L1 3C63RRGL5RG347895 OOS
88704555 Aug 13, 2026 TN L1 3C63RRGL5RG347895
88496672 Jul 21, 2026 CO L3 3C63RRGL5RG347895
87653547 Apr 22, 2026 KS L2 4S9KC5331RH623523
87589295 Apr 15, 2026 LA L1 4S9KC5331RH623523
87181259 Feb 27, 2026 KS L1 4S9KC5331RH623523
86151104 Oct 24, 2025 TN L1 4S9KC5331RH623523
86151104 Oct 24, 2025 TN L1 3C63RRGL5RG347895

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