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Roadside Inspection 85379251

Roadside inspection on Jul 25, 2025 in Georgia • Carrier: BUDGET TOWING INC (USDOT 3750393) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85379251
Date:
Jul 25, 2025
State:
Georgia
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ATLANTA GA
Carrier (USDOT):
BUDGET TOWING INC (3750393)
Vehicle:
RAM 5500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
YED985 (GA)

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 19.

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 Georgia
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 12,868 Level 1 inspections in Georgia during 2025
vs typical at ATLANTA GA
5
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 3,975 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
5
4 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 393.41-BNPB (Brake - Inoperative or missing parking brake on power unit., severity weight 4). (393.41-BNPB)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRMDL4GG381727 GA YED985 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
5500 2016 —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSOA State/Local Laws - State operating authority violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.41-BNPB Brake - Inoperative or missing parking brake on power unit. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 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
85487983 Aug 7, 2025 GA L1 FOREST PARK GA 5 —
85199363 Jul 6, 2025 GA L3 ATLANTA GA 1 —
84956849 Jun 8, 2025 GA L3 GRIFFIN GA 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85946282 Sep 26, 2025 GA L3 3C7WRMDL4GG381727 OOS

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