Roadside Inspection 85602260

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2025 in Tennessee • Carrier: VAL TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 4349460) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
3
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85602260
Date:
Aug 25, 2025
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
JACKSON TN
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
8248X70 (TX)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Controlled Substances/Alcohol and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 14.

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 Tennessee
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 39,142 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2025
vs typical at JACKSON TN
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 866 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
3
2 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 392.4A-DOSU (Drugs/Other Substances - Operate a CMV while under the influence., severity weight 10). (392.4A-DOSU)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRGL5RG389189 TX 8248X70 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4P53F4925T1424253 TX 8287R39 PJ
Ticket: Premier Tr
PJ 2026

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.4A-DOSU Drugs/Other Substances - Operate a CMV while under the influence. 10 Controlled Substances/Alcohol OOS
393.43DBMA Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.9AA2-OA Operating Authority - Motor carrier operating a motor vehicle beyond the scope of the motor carriers operating authority. Unsafe Driving 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
85709379 Sep 7, 2025 AR L1 VAN BUREN AR 3 OOS
85252552 Jul 16, 2025 OH L3 VERMILION OH 1
85214623 Jul 10, 2025 CA L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88328117 Jul 6, 2026 LA L1 4P53F4925T1424253 OOS
87610956 Apr 16, 2026 TN L1 3C63RRGL5RG389189
87610956 Apr 16, 2026 TN L1 4P53F4925T1424253
86936599 Jan 30, 2026 MS L2 3C63RRGL5RG389189
85709379 Sep 7, 2025 AR L1 4P53F4925T1424253 OOS
85709379 Sep 7, 2025 AR L1 3C63RRGL5RG389189 OOS
85709379 Sep 7, 2025 AR L1 4P53F4925T1424253 OOS
85252552 Jul 16, 2025 OH L3 4P53F4925T1424253

Related records

Recent activity at JACKSON TN

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
88843545 Aug 27, 2026 BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 1
88843165 Aug 27, 2026 MONTES TRANSPORT LLC 2
88843002 Aug 27, 2026 ASA PRO TRANS INC 2 OOS
88842374 Aug 27, 2026 WHEEL WHEELS TRUCKING INC 4
88842255 Aug 27, 2026 EVERYBODY EATING TRUCKING LLC 9 OOS
88833255 Aug 26, 2026 UG TRANSPORTATION LLC 1 OOS