Roadside Inspection 79778483

Roadside inspection on Sep 27, 2023 in Connecticut • Carrier: EASTCOAST LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 2889550) • Vehicle: MACK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79778483
Date:
Sep 27, 2023
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UNION SCALE
Vehicle:
MACK Anthem TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
931902 (ME)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 9.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2023, 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 Connecticut
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 2,889 Level 1 inspections in Connecticut during 2023
vs typical at UNION SCALE
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 1,028 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 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
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 393.45(b)(2) (Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking, severity weight 4). (393.45(b)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1M1AN4GY0NM027451 ME 931902 MACK Anthem 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D4KL136522 ME 2931448 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2019

Violations Cited

3 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 OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance
395.24(c)(2)(ii) Driver failed to manually add the trailer number 1 Hours of Service

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
86828986 Jan 16, 2026 PA L3 1M1AN4GY0NM027451
84536300 Apr 23, 2025 NY L2 1M1AN4GY0NM027451 OOS
83497311 Dec 27, 2024 ME L3 1M1AN4GY0NM027451
82217564 Jul 24, 2024 OH L3 1M1AN4GY0NM027451
80859900 Feb 14, 2024 NY L2 1M1AN4GY0NM027451

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