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Roadside Inspection 86053365

Roadside inspection on Oct 12, 2025 in Missouri • Carrier: FMK GROUP INC (USDOT 4252237) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86053365
Date:
Oct 12, 2025
State:
Missouri
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHARLESTON MO
Carrier (USDOT):
FMK GROUP INC (4252237)
Operating authority:
MC1738338
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
P1252514 (IL)

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 10.

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
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 2.40 violations per inspection across 125 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Missouri
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 14,303 Level 1 inspections in Missouri during 2025
vs typical at CHARLESTON MO
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 3,716 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
2
1 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)
27%
125 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
109
248 violations · 37 OOS
Prior 90 days
125
300 violations · 45 OOS · 2.40 per inspection
Prior 365 days
125
300 violations · 45 OOS · 2.40 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 3C63RRGL2NG244623 IL P1252514 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2022 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5VGFW5036NL008109 IL 1011937ST KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC — 2022 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.43D-B Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly. 4 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
86525665 Dec 8, 2025 MD L1 CLARKSBURG MD 11 OOS
86370410 Nov 13, 2025 IN L2 LAFAYETTE IN 5 —
86324634 Nov 13, 2025 CA L1 SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE 1 OOS
86346709 Nov 11, 2025 MT L2 BILLINGS MT 0 —
86311739 Nov 10, 2025 NC L1 — 0 —
86298964 Nov 10, 2025 NE L3 — 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86903570 Jan 27, 2026 MO L1 5VGFW5036NL008109 —
86903570 Jan 27, 2026 MO L1 3C63RRGL2NG244623 —
86803709 Jan 12, 2026 MO L3 3C63RRGL2NG244623 —
86803709 Jan 12, 2026 MO L3 5VGFW5036NL008109 —
86244919 Nov 4, 2025 KS L2 3C63RRGL2NG244623 —
86244919 Nov 4, 2025 KS L2 5VGFW5036NL008109 —
86228973 Nov 3, 2025 AR L3 5VGFW5036NL008109 —
86228973 Nov 3, 2025 AR L3 3C63RRGL2NG244623 —

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