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Roadside Inspection 85799679

Roadside inspection on Sep 16, 2025 in Louisiana • Carrier: DON NELSON LLC (USDOT 3443538) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85799679
Date:
Sep 16, 2025
State:
Louisiana
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NEW ORLEANS LA
Carrier (USDOT):
DON NELSON LLC (3443538)
Operating authority:
MC1119045
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
B402580 (MS)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 7.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.92 violations per inspection across 12 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Louisiana
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 25,674 Level 3 inspections in Louisiana during 2025
vs typical at NEW ORLEANS LA
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 586 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 1,066,282 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 6.5%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
63%
8 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
1
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
6 violations · 2 OOS · 3.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
8
7 violations · 3 OOS · 0.88 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRGL8RG337278 MS B402580 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 16VGX5122K2049574 MS TLRK0468X BIG TEX Big Tex 2019 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit. 7 Unsafe Driving —

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
86338685 Nov 14, 2025 MS L3 HANCOCK COUNTY 0 —
85667060 Sep 2, 2025 LA L2 BREAUX BRIDGE LA 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87956228 May 26, 2026 LA L1 16VGX5122K2049574 —
87957980 May 24, 2026 MS L3 16VGX5122K2049574 —
87112738 Feb 18, 2026 LA L3 3C63RRGL8RG337278 —
87112738 Feb 18, 2026 LA L3 16VGX5122K2049574 —
86789393 Jan 12, 2026 LA L3 3C63RRGL8RG337278 —
86789393 Jan 12, 2026 LA L3 16VGX5122K2049574 —
86699010 Jan 2, 2026 LA L3 3C63RRGL8RG337278 —
86699010 Jan 2, 2026 LA L3 16VGX5122K2049574 —

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