Roadside Inspection 86280408

Roadside inspection on Nov 7, 2025 in Missouri • Carrier: FENIX EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 4389895) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86280408
Date:
Nov 7, 2025
State:
Missouri
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FORISTELL MO
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
AH72940 (PA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 5.

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 Missouri
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 14,303 Level 1 inspections in Missouri during 2025
vs typical at FORISTELL MO
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 1,259 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
3
2 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 396.3A1-F (Fuel - Dripping leak., severity weight 3). (396.3A1-F)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRHL3RG289526 PA AH72940 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5R8GF4025SM119432 PA PT683W5 MAXEY TRAILERS MFG
Ticket: Maxx-D
Maxey Trailers MFG 2025

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3A1-F Fuel - Dripping leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.60D Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner 1 Hours of Service

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
86357783 Nov 17, 2025 TN L1 STANTON TN 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88832499 Aug 26, 2026 TN L1 5R8GF4025SM119432
88832499 Aug 26, 2026 TN L1 3C63RRHL3RG289526
88818332 Aug 25, 2026 TN L1 3C63RRHL3RG289526
88818332 Aug 25, 2026 TN L1 5R8GF4025SM119432
88766046 Aug 21, 2026 PA L1 3C63RRHL3RG289526
88681131 Aug 12, 2026 PA L3 5R8GF4025SM119432
88681131 Aug 12, 2026 PA L3 3C63RRHL3RG289526
86357783 Nov 17, 2025 TN L1 3C63RRHL3RG289526

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