Roadside Inspection 85993502

Roadside inspection on Oct 1, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: DRS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 4220978) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
13
OOS Violations
3
23% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85993502
Date:
Oct 1, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
13
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
K214366 (TX)

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 53.

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 this carrier's typical
13
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.55 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
13
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 87,766 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
13
12 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
50%
10 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
2
2 violations · 1 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
6 violations · 2 OOS · 0.60 per inspection
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 393.207A (Axle positioning parts defective/missing, severity weight 7). (393.207A)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRGL5RG112686 TX K214366 RAM 3500 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 16C3F482XR6356897 TX 233C380 CLENET COACHWORKS
Ticket: Big Tex
1994

Violations Cited

13 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207A Axle positioning parts defective/missing 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.207A Axle positioning parts defective/missing 7 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9T Inoperable tail lamp 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.43D No or defective automatic trailer brake 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.48A Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.76 Sleeper berth requirement violations 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
86396374 Nov 22, 2025 AL L1 PELHAM AL 2
86367266 Nov 18, 2025 TN L1 STANTON TN 0
86195394 Oct 30, 2025 MS L1 WEBSTER COUNTY 0
85618786 Aug 28, 2025 AL L1 GREENVILLE AL 0

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