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Roadside Inspection 89371176

Roadside inspection on Oct 27, 2026 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: BLUEWATER INC (USDOT 2372057) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89371176
Date:
Oct 27, 2026
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
AMWELL TWP PA
Carrier (USDOT):
BLUEWATER INC (2372057)
Operating authority:
MC813919
Vehicle:
RAM 5500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
AG70243 (PA)

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 this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.16 violations per inspection across 101 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Pennsylvania
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 16,384 Level 1 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2026
vs typical at AMWELL TWP PA
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 458 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 504,328 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
49%
35 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
15 violations · 3 OOS · 1.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
35
43 violations · 6 OOS · 1.23 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 393.43D-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 3C7WRNEL8RG164379 PA AG70243 RAM 5500 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 16V3F4324R6328603 PA PT031T1 BIG TEX Big Tex 2024 —

Violations Cited

3 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
393.47A-BCFSBD Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface. 4 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
89322612 Oct 21, 2026 PA L1 PA 0 —
89057211 Sep 20, 2026 OH L3 — 3 OOS
88966393 Sep 10, 2026 OH L2 BELMONT OH 2 OOS
88959615 Sep 10, 2026 PA L3 PA 1 —
88859636 Aug 31, 2026 PA L1 SNYDER TWP PA 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88812327 Aug 26, 2026 PA L1 16V3F4324R6328603 —
87834072 May 13, 2026 PA L1 3C7WRNEL8RG164379 —
86957436 Feb 3, 2026 PA L3 3C7WRNEL8RG164379 —
84988026 Jun 17, 2025 PA L3 16V3F4324R6328603 —
84988026 Jun 17, 2025 PA L3 3C7WRNEL8RG164379 —
82622455 Sep 9, 2024 PA L1 16V3F4324R6328603 —

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