Roadside Inspection 85558295
Roadside inspection on Aug 21, 2025 in California • Carrier: EMPIRE EARTHWORKS LLC (USDOT 3141003) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 85558295
- Date:
- Aug 21, 2025
- State:
- California
- Level:
- Level II — Walk-Around
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 2
- Violations:
- 3
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- ST VINCENT SCALE
- Carrier (USDOT):
- EMPIRE EARTHWORKS LLC (3141003)
- Vehicle:
- RAM 5500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
- Plate:
- 20614A2 (CA)
- VIN:
- 3C7WRNBL6GG213175
What this inspection means
The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.
Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 16.
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?
How this compares
National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.
Carrier trend at this moment
How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?
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 393.9B-LTSO (Lighting - Turn signal - Any obscured on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9B-LTSO)
Units Inspected
2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.
| Seq | Type | VIN | Plate | Make | Model | Year | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 3C7WRNBL6GG213175 | CA 20614A2 | RAM | 5500 | 2016 | — |
| 2 | OTHER | 5L8PH182X6100638 | CA 4HS3199 | Loadm | — | — | — |
Violations Cited
3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.
| Code | Description | Severity Wt | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393.9A-LSLI | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9B-LTSO | Lighting - Turn signal - Any obscured on the rearmost vehicle. | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.43DBMA | Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85299164 | Jul 22, 2025 | CA | L2 | CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF | 2 | — |
Other inspections of these vehicles
History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.
| Inspection | Date | State | Level | VIN | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82427773 | Aug 16, 2024 | CA | L1 | 3C7WRNBL6GG213175 | — |
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