Roadside Inspection 80338296

Roadside inspection on Dec 8, 2023 in Connecticut • Carrier: JN COURIERS INC (USDOT 3760669) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80338296
Date:
Dec 8, 2023
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UNION SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
JN COURIERS INC (3760669)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
W49810 (MA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 10.

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 1,430 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 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories, severity weight 2). (396.3(a)(1))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FVACWDT4FHGP7458 MA W49810 FREIGHTLINER M2 2015

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
80575105 Jan 10, 2024 MA L1 H-LANCASTER 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84728540 May 19, 2025 MA L3 1FVACWDT4FHGP7458
84640197 May 5, 2025 MA L3 1FVACWDT4FHGP7458
82886927 Oct 10, 2024 NH L1 1FVACWDT4FHGP7458
81945387 Jun 18, 2024 NH L2 1FVACWDT4FHGP7458

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