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Roadside Inspection 85328262

Roadside inspection on Jul 24, 2025 in Illinois • 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 #:
85328262
Date:
Jul 24, 2025
State:
Illinois
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-70
Carrier (USDOT):
BM 5 EXPRESS LLC (4252114)
Operating authority:
MC1721817
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
3657614 (IN)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 4.

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 4.31 violations per inspection across 36 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Illinois
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 5,443 Level 1 inspections in Illinois during 2025
vs typical at I-70
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 2,915 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
No
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
14%
36 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
36
155 violations · 15 OOS
Prior 90 days
36
155 violations · 15 OOS · 4.31 per inspection
Prior 365 days
36
155 violations · 15 OOS · 4.31 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRGL8NG207432 IN 3657614 RAM 3500 2022 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4B9CB9U24P1149545 ME 527840 BUCKEYE
Ticket: Bucn
Buckeye 2023 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 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
85852240 Sep 21, 2025 MS L1 — 1 —
85850701 Sep 20, 2025 IN L3 GARY IN 5 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 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89064486 Sep 22, 2026 PA L3 3C63RRGL8NG207432 OOS
87823393 May 12, 2026 PA L1 3C63RRGL8NG207432 OOS
85377660 Jul 30, 2025 TN L1 4B9CB9U24P1149545 —
85377660 Jul 30, 2025 TN L1 3C63RRGL8NG207432 —
84393696 Apr 13, 2025 IL L3 4B9CB9U24P1149545 OOS
84393696 Apr 13, 2025 IL L3 3C63RRGL8NG207432 OOS
84027574 Mar 2, 2025 OK L1 4B9CB9U24P1149545 —
84027574 Mar 2, 2025 OK L1 3C63RRGL8NG207432 —

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