Roadside Inspection 85629032

Roadside inspection on Aug 24, 2025 in Missouri • Carrier: BM 5 EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 4252114) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85629032
Date:
Aug 24, 2025
State:
Missouri
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DE SOTO MO
Carrier (USDOT):
BM 5 EXPRESS LLC (4252114)
Operating authority:
MC1721817
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
DD59FC (FL)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 18.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.08 violations per inspection across 186 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Missouri
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 25,637 Level 2 inspections in Missouri during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
24%
186 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
143
389 violations · 45 OOS
Prior 90 days
186
572 violations · 64 OOS · 3.08 per inspection
Prior 365 days
186
572 violations · 64 OOS · 3.08 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRSCL5PG597673 FL DD59FC RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4C9KC5030PC546452 WA 21160AK CAL-TEX TRAILERS 2023

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LTSIR Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit 6 Vehicle Maintenance
396.9D2-FTF Failing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative. 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
86154504 Oct 23, 2025 GA L3 DARIEN GA 2 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

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87476470 Apr 1, 2026 ID L1 3C7WRSCL5PG597673 OOS
87451261 Mar 31, 2026 MT L2 3C7WRSCL5PG597673 OOS
87293924 Mar 8, 2026 SD L3 3C7WRSCL5PG597673
86038150 Oct 12, 2025 TN L1 3C7WRSCL5PG597673
86038150 Oct 12, 2025 TN L1 4C9KC5030PC546452
85969113 Sep 26, 2025 IL L3 3C7WRSCL5PG597673
85969113 Sep 26, 2025 IL L3 4C9KC5030PC546452
85478326 Aug 7, 2025 MO L2 3C7WRSCL5PG597673 OOS

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