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Roadside Inspection 86014209

Roadside inspection on Oct 10, 2025 in Alabama • Carrier: KING EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 3948221) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
13
OOS Violations
2
15% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86014209
Date:
Oct 10, 2025
State:
Alabama
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
13
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LETOHATCHEE AL
Operating authority:
MC1468518
Vehicle:
RAM 2500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
1A15ETP (AL)

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 42.

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 2.36 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Alabama
13
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 5,021 Level 1 inspections in Alabama during 2025
vs typical at LETOHATCHEE AL
13
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 178 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
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 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 365 days
2
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 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 393.43D-B (Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly., severity weight 4). (393.43D-B)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C6UR5CL4PG529796 AL 1A15ETP RAM
Ticket: Dodge
2500 2023 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 50HFG4030N1084344 TN 337626T NORSTAR TRAILERS
Ticket: Unknown
Norstar Trailers 2022 —

Violations Cited

13 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43D-B Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.11A1-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) missing. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.95A1 Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-BOS 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.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89033015 Sep 18, 2026 MS L1 50HFG4030N1084344 —
84100862 Mar 10, 2025 TN L1 3C6UR5CL4PG529796 —
84100862 Mar 10, 2025 TN L1 50HFG4030N1084344 —
83723687 Jan 22, 2025 GA L1 3C6UR5CL4PG529796 —
83723687 Jan 22, 2025 GA L1 50HFG4030N1084344 —
82292985 Jul 29, 2024 TN L1 3C6UR5CL4PG529796 —
82292985 Jul 29, 2024 TN L1 50HFG4030N1084344 —
82116970 Jul 15, 2024 AL L1 3C6UR5CL4PG529796 OOS

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