Roadside Inspection 80946178

Roadside inspection on Feb 27, 2024 in Connecticut • Carrier: METROPOLITAN FOODS INC (USDOT 712419) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80946178
Date:
Feb 27, 2024
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MANCHESTER
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Ftl
Plate:
3355573 (IN)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 0.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2024, 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 this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.90 violations per inspection across 96 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Connecticut
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 7,721 Level 3 inspections in Connecticut during 2024
vs typical at MANCHESTER
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 398 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
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
47%
95 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
12
7 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
25
16 violations · 2 OOS · 0.64 per inspection
Prior 365 days
95
86 violations · 8 OOS · 0.91 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALACXFC9PDUD2481 IN 3355573 FREIGHTLINER
Ticket: Ftl
M2 2023

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC 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
81468784 Apr 27, 2024 NJ L3 ROUTE 3 WEST 1
81390949 Apr 16, 2024 NY L2 MAMARONECK NY 0
81349092 Apr 13, 2024 NJ L1 KNOWLTON SCALE 0
81336324 Apr 11, 2024 NJ L3 KNOWLTON SCALE 0
81293688 Apr 5, 2024 NJ L2 HERBERTSVILLE INSPECTION AREA 2
81243362 Apr 2, 2024 CT L2 UNION SCALE 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86436460 Dec 1, 2025 CT L3 3ALACXFC9PDUD2481
84215548 Mar 25, 2025 CT L3 3ALACXFC9PDUD2481
83676655 Jan 23, 2025 CT L3 3ALACXFC9PDUD2481 OOS

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