Roadside Inspection 79879789

Roadside inspection on Oct 9, 2023 in Connecticut • Carrier: DW TRANSPORT & LEASING INC (USDOT 264428) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
1
11% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79879789
Date:
Oct 9, 2023
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MIDDLETOWN SCALE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Coronado TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
68665A (CT)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 27.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 2 median in Connecticut
9
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 4,225 Level 2 inspections in Connecticut during 2023
vs typical at MIDDLETOWN SCALE
9
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 672 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
9
8 more than the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3ALXFBCG1JDJR0728 CT 68665A FREIGHTLINER Coronado 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5MADN4026JW042403 ME B702694 MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Ticket: Maca
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING 2018

Violations Cited

9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.55(c)(1) Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55(c)(2) CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance
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
80111898 Nov 8, 2023 CT L3 1
80033778 Oct 30, 2023 CT L2 MONTVILLE 10 OOS
79973495 Oct 19, 2023 MA L3 H-SPRINGFIELD 1
79882273 Oct 11, 2023 WV L2 SCALES-WHEELING 1
79425791 Aug 17, 2023 CT L3 BRANFORD 5

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86314550 Nov 14, 2025 CT L2 3ALXFBCG1JDJR0728 OOS
85147524 Jul 8, 2025 CT L1 3ALXFBCG1JDJR0728 OOS

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