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Roadside Inspection 89319136

Roadside inspection on Oct 19, 2026 in West Virginia • Carrier: GARDNER INC (USDOT 720382) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
2
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89319136
Date:
Oct 19, 2026
State:
West Virginia
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BLUEFIELD WV
Carrier (USDOT):
GARDNER INC (720382)
Vehicle:
RAM 5500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
TX185933 (VA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 25.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 this carrier's typical
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.98 violations per inspection across 47 prior records
vs Level 2 median in West Virginia
8
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 5,811 Level 2 inspections in West Virginia during 2026
vs typical at BLUEFIELD WV
8
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 140 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
8
7 more than the median (1)
Compared to 680,267 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
67%
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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
4
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
12
6 violations · 1 OOS · 0.50 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 393.43DBMA (Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle., severity weight 4). (393.43DBMA)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRNBL4JG154263 VA TX185933 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
5500 2018 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5M4LE2027TF049950 VA 543653TM LIBERTY
Ticket: Unknown
Liberty 2026 —

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LTSIR Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.43DBMA Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.110C-C Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (with headerboard/blocking); at least one tiedown for every 10 feet of article length, or fraction thereof. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11A1-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp missing. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.95F Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
390.21TB2-DOT Operate a CMV without USDOT number displayed. Must be preceded by the letters "USDOT". — General/Admin —

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
89008337 Sep 15, 2026 VA L3 BLAND VA 0 —
88866311 Aug 31, 2026 VA L3 CEDAR BLUFF VA 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85669388 Sep 2, 2025 WV L1 3C7WRNBL4JG154263 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

Check booking and risk signals for USDOT 720382 — tools open pre-filled.

Related records

Recent activity at BLUEFIELD WV

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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89321243 Oct 19, 2026 ALBAN TRACTOR LLC 4 —
89319135 Oct 19, 2026 LAMBERTS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OF BLUEFIELD INC 1 —
89319061 Oct 19, 2026 SLURRY PAVERS INC 10 OOS
89270922 Oct 13, 2026 LUSK DISPOSAL SERVICE INC 0 —