Roadside Inspection 85558009

Roadside inspection on Aug 18, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: BM 5 EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 4252114) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85558009
Date:
Aug 18, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
716M US281 SB
Carrier (USDOT):
BM 5 EXPRESS LLC (4252114)
Vehicle:
FORD F-550 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
P1285560 (IL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 this carrier's typical
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.99 violations per inspection across 154 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 211,466 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
24%
154 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
140
423 violations · 51 OOS
Prior 90 days
154
460 violations · 55 OOS · 2.99 per inspection
Prior 365 days
154
460 violations · 55 OOS · 2.99 per inspection
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 391.11B2-Q (Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record., severity weight 4). (391.11B2-Q)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDUF5HT5NEE33573 IL P1285560 FORD F-550 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4C9KC5029PC546392 MI F018014 CAL-TEX TRAILERS
Ticket: Other
2023

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.11B2-Q Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record. 4 Driver Fitness OOS

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
85971106 Oct 3, 2025 PA L1 19 OOS
85862803 Sep 23, 2025 TN L3 DANDRIDGE TN 3 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

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86589081 Dec 12, 2025 MO L2 1FDUF5HT5NEE33573 OOS
86589081 Dec 12, 2025 MO L2 4C9KC5029PC546392 OOS
85046863 Jun 20, 2025 AL L1 1FDUF5HT5NEE33573
85046863 Jun 20, 2025 AL L1 4C9KC5029PC546392
81574854 May 7, 2024 MO L1 1FDUF5HT5NEE33573
81091010 Mar 6, 2024 TN L1 1FDUF5HT5NEE33573

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