Roadside Inspection 86396374

Roadside inspection on Nov 22, 2025 in Alabama • Carrier: DRS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 4220978) • Vehicle: RAM TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86396374
Date:
Nov 22, 2025
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PELHAM AL
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
K197241 (TX)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 3.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.36 violations per inspection across 14 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Alabama
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 5,021 Level 1 inspections in Alabama during 2025
vs typical at PELHAM AL
2
On par with station median (2)
Median of 463 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
No
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
58%
12 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
2
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
13 violations · 1 OOS · 3.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
12
18 violations · 3 OOS · 1.50 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.4× their typical violation rate (13 violations across 4 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.36 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3C63RRGL9RG272778 TX K197241 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 16V3F4824N6203085 TX 233C383 BIG TEX Big Tex 2022

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 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
86475167 Dec 1, 2025 VA L3 SKIPPERS VA 1
86367266 Nov 18, 2025 TN L1 STANTON TN 0
86195394 Oct 30, 2025 MS L1 WEBSTER COUNTY 0
85993502 Oct 1, 2025 TX L1 13 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88211593 Jun 20, 2026 TX L2 3C63RRGL9RG272778 OOS
86367266 Nov 18, 2025 TN L1 3C63RRGL9RG272778
86367266 Nov 18, 2025 TN L1 16V3F4824N6203085
86195394 Oct 30, 2025 MS L1 3C63RRGL9RG272778
86195394 Oct 30, 2025 MS L1 16V3F4824N6203085
85618786 Aug 28, 2025 AL L1 16V3F4824N6203085
85618786 Aug 28, 2025 AL L1 3C63RRGL9RG272778
83840200 Feb 10, 2025 NM L2 16V3F4824N6203085

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