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Roadside Inspection 89103298

Roadside inspection on Sep 24, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: JAMES J PARKER (USDOT 2285583) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89103298
Date:
Sep 24, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GORDONSVILLE TN
Carrier (USDOT):
JAMES J PARKER (2285583)
Operating authority:
MC940003
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
UB76049 (VA)

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 8.

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 Tennessee
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 25,651 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at GORDONSVILLE TN
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 449 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 455,442 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 393.43D-B (Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly., severity weight 4). (393.43D-B)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRPL5LG220877 VA UB76049 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H7GF4020SR009694 VA 436196TM HORIZON TRAILERS
Ticket: Homemade T
Horizon Trailers 2025 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43D-B Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 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
87900884 May 19, 2026 MS L1 3H7GF4020SR009694 —
87002973 Feb 6, 2026 LA L2 3H7GF4020SR009694 —
86437487 Nov 28, 2025 AR L1 3H7GF4020SR009694 —
85998469 Oct 7, 2025 CO L1 3H7GF4020SR009694 —

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