Roadside Inspection 79778461

Roadside inspection on Sep 26, 2023 in Connecticut • Carrier: JOSEPH PELKEY JR (USDOT 2537607) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79778461
Date:
Sep 26, 2023
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DANBURY
Carrier (USDOT):
JOSEPH PELKEY JR (2537607)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
930612 (ME)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 1.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 3 median in Connecticut
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,034 Level 3 inspections in Connecticut during 2023
vs typical at DANBURY
2
On par with station median (2)
Median of 169 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,721 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2023

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB9X9LN291819 ME 930612 PETERBILT 379 1990
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1Z92J4830NT199029 ME 3327540 Itit

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8 Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner) 1 Hours of Service
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
79790492 Sep 28, 2023 MA L3 H-LUDLOW 4

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86022874 Oct 6, 2025 RI L3 1Z92J4830NT199029
79790492 Sep 28, 2023 MA L3 1XP5DB9X9LN291819
79790492 Sep 28, 2023 MA L3 1Z92J4830NT199029

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