Roadside Inspection 79890978

Roadside inspection on Oct 12, 2023 in Connecticut • Carrier: COASTAL CARRIERS OF CONNECTICUT LLC (USDOT 1271367) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79890978
Date:
Oct 12, 2023
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MIDDLETOWN SCALE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
75802A (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 3.

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 this carrier's typical
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.75 violations per inspection across 12 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Connecticut
2
Cleaner than median (3)
Median of 4,225 Level 2 inspections in Connecticut during 2023
vs typical at MIDDLETOWN SCALE
2
On par with station median (2)
Median of 700 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
2
1 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
42%
12 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
2
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
7 violations · 0 OOS · 1.17 per inspection
Prior 365 days
12
21 violations · 1 OOS · 1.75 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 393.110(d) (Large or odd-shaped cargo not adequately secured, severity weight 3). (393.110(d))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGEDV8JLJP3275 CT 75802A FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5HTAB442157H67824 CT V98854 HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL Heil Trailer International 2005

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.110(d) Large or odd-shaped cargo not adequately secured 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
80317285 Dec 6, 2023 CT L3 MONROE 0
80211244 Nov 21, 2023 CT L2 NEW HAVEN 1
80137029 Nov 10, 2023 CT L2 MIDDLETOWN SCALE 3
80134133 Nov 9, 2023 NY L2 1
80067017 Nov 2, 2023 CT L3 MIDDLETOWN SCALE 2 OOS
79789847 Sep 28, 2023 CT L2 MIDDLETOWN SCALE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88315107 Jul 3, 2026 CT L1 1FUJGEDV8JLJP3275
86960552 Feb 5, 2026 CT L1 1FUJGEDV8JLJP3275 OOS
81609169 May 14, 2024 US L1 5HTAB442157H67824
81356887 Apr 16, 2024 CT L3 5HTAB442157H67824

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