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Roadside Inspection 78384304

Roadside inspection on Apr 19, 2023 in Connecticut • Carrier: DDA TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 662207) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78384304
Date:
Apr 19, 2023
State:
Connecticut
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MIDDLETOWN SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
DDA TRANSPORT INC (662207)
Operating authority:
MC742903
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4700 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
6AP519 (NH)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 7.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs Level 1 median in Connecticut
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 2,889 Level 1 inspections in Connecticut during 2023
vs typical at MIDDLETOWN SCALE
2
On par with station median (2)
Median of 68 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 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJBAXDV9HPJE8993 NH 6AP519 WESTERN STAR 4700 2017 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VA4829FM507154 ME 293584 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2015 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
78910322 Jun 16, 2023 CT L3 WATERBURY 2 —
78910872 Jun 15, 2023 NH L3 WAKEFIELD 0 —
78887430 Jun 13, 2023 NH L3 LONDONDERRY 0 —
78837814 Jun 7, 2023 MA L3 H-WALTHAM 0 —
78804158 Jun 2, 2023 NH L3 MERRIMACK 0 —
78626436 May 15, 2023 ME L1 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89071870 Sep 23, 2026 CT L3 5KJBAXDV9HPJE8993 —
89060585 Sep 22, 2026 VT L1 5V8VA4829FM507154 OOS
82714614 Sep 19, 2024 NY L2 5KJBAXDV9HPJE8993 —
82188578 Jul 19, 2024 NJ L3 5KJBAXDV9HPJE8993 —
81608616 May 15, 2024 CT L1 5KJBAXDV9HPJE8993 OOS
81288802 Apr 6, 2024 CT L2 5V8VA4829FM507154 OOS
79240292 Jul 26, 2023 CT L2 5V8VA4829FM507154 —
79240292 Jul 26, 2023 CT L2 5KJBAXDV9HPJE8993 —

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89139916 Sep 30, 2026 BLA BLA LLC 0 —