Roadside Inspection 86488310

Roadside inspection on Dec 2, 2025 in Georgia • Carrier: THE SCRUGGS COMPANY (USDOT 29540) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86488310
Date:
Dec 2, 2025
State:
Georgia
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COLUMBUS GA
Carrier (USDOT):
THE SCRUGGS COMPANY (29540)
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
SID4877 (GA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 2.18 violations per inspection across 78 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Georgia
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 55,613 Level 3 inspections in Georgia during 2025
vs typical at COLUMBUS GA
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 890 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 1,066,282 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 6.5%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
44%
32 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
5 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
6 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
32
58 violations · 6 OOS · 1.81 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (6 violations across 6 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 2.18 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 391.41APC (Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency, severity weight 1). (391.41APC)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRSCJ8MG553368 GA SID4877 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2021

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.16-D Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV. 7 Unsafe Driving
391.41APC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency 1 Driver Fitness 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
86589077 Dec 16, 2025 FL L3 PINETTA FL 1
86291556 Nov 10, 2025 FL L3 LIVE OAK FL 0
86279345 Nov 7, 2025 GA L2 COLUMBUS GA 5
86188455 Oct 28, 2025 FL L3 PINETTA FL 0
86083451 Oct 16, 2025 FL L3 LIVE OAK FL 0
86000659 Oct 8, 2025 FL L2 GREENSBORO FL 1

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