Roadside Inspection 86689178
Roadside inspection on Dec 30, 2025 in Maryland • Carrier: TJ AUTO TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 4179844) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 86689178
- Date:
- Dec 30, 2025
- State:
- Maryland
- Level:
- Level II — Walk-Around
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 2
- Violations:
- 9
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- MOUNT AIRY MD
- Carrier (USDOT):
- TJ AUTO TRANSPORT LLC (4179844)
- Vehicle:
- RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
- Ticket make:
- Dodge
- Plate:
- 3ES3914 (MD)
- VIN:
- 3C63RRGL4LG232776
What this inspection means
The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.
Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 47.
Compared to the median Level 2 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?
How this compares
National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.
Carrier trend at this moment
How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?
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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)
Units Inspected
2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.
| Seq | Type | VIN | Plate | Make | Model | Year | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 3C63RRGL4LG232776 | MD 3ES3914 |
RAM
Ticket: Dodge
|
3500 | 2020 | — |
| 2 | SEMI-TRAILER | 5VGFW5035HL003939 | ME C465024 | KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC | — | 2017 | — |
Violations Cited
9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.
| Code | Description | Severity Wt | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393.75A3-TAOL | Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. | 8 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.11A1-LRLM | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any missing. | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9A-LHWS | Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative. | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9A-LRLI | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9A-LSLI | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9A-LTSI | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 392.2-SLLTCD | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety offical, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other. | 5 | Unsafe Driving | — |
| 393.95A1 | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | 2 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9A-LIL | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. | 2 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88352394 | Jul 7, 2026 | MD | L1 | 3C63RRGL4LG232776 | OOS |
| 88352394 | Jul 7, 2026 | MD | L1 | 5VGFW5035HL003939 | OOS |
| 88199175 | Jun 20, 2026 | PA | L1 | 3C63RRGL4LG232776 | OOS |
| 88199175 | Jun 20, 2026 | PA | L1 | 5VGFW5035HL003939 | OOS |
| 84662017 | May 12, 2025 | OH | L2 | 5VGFW5035HL003939 | — |
| 82824045 | Oct 2, 2024 | MD | L2 | 3C63RRGL4LG232776 | OOS |
| 82824045 | Oct 2, 2024 | MD | L2 | 5VGFW5035HL003939 | OOS |
| 82778742 | Sep 27, 2024 | OH | L3 | 5VGFW5035HL003939 | — |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 87708093 | Apr 28, 2026 | AGRON TRANSPORT LLC | 7 | OOS |
| 87717404 | Apr 27, 2026 | P&S TRANSPORTATION LLC | 1 | — |