Roadside Inspection 85688180

Roadside inspection on Sep 3, 2025 in Tennessee • Carrier: EXPRESS HAULING LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 4280417) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85688180
Date:
Sep 3, 2025
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOXVILLE TN
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
VE2939 (NC)

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 34.

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
5
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 39,142 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2025
vs typical at KNOXVILLE TN
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 11,741 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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63R3MLXRG351295 NC VE2939 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER L0HDT0016RCN24356 NC DC43845 ZHONGMAO
Ticket: Unknown
2024

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSIV State/Local Laws - State insurance violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.9A-LHWS Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 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
86241993 Oct 31, 2025 VA L1 PETERSBURG VA 2
85544277 Aug 19, 2025 PA L1 4

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87700110 Apr 28, 2026 PA L3 3C63R3MLXRG351295
86241993 Oct 31, 2025 VA L1 3C63R3MLXRG351295
84991787 Jun 12, 2025 IN L1 3C63R3MLXRG351295 OOS
84602497 May 7, 2025 OK L1 3C63R3MLXRG351295 OOS
84554797 Apr 30, 2025 NM L1 3C63R3MLXRG351295

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