Roadside Inspection 88826600

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in North Dakota • Carrier: MILLER UNDERGROUND LLC (USDOT 3220766) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
17
OOS Violations
6
35% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88826600
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
North Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
17
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WATFORD CITY ND
Vehicle:
RAM 4500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
280EJK (ND)

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 67.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, 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 North Dakota
17
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 1,814 Level 1 inspections in North Dakota during 2026
vs typical at WATFORD CITY ND
17
Heavier than station median (3)
Median of 171 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
17
16 more than the median (1)
Compared to 407,924 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
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 393.75A3-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 3C7WRLEL2RG164947 ND 280EJK RAM
Ticket: Dodge
4500 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4P5GF3225X1026813 MT CXR947 PJ 1999

Violations Cited

17 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
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance
393.43D-B Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.70D-CDTSDM Coupling - Full Trailer, safety devices missing. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.60C Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 1 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
88665021 Aug 10, 2026 ND L3 3 OOS

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