Roadside Inspection 81123689

Roadside inspection on Mar 18, 2024 in Connecticut • Carrier: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY INC (USDOT 316596) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

Inspection Level

Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 81123689
Date:: Mar 18, 2024
State:: Connecticut
Level:: Level II — Walk-Around
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 1
Violations:: 2
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: MIDDLETOWN SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY INC (316596)
Operating authority:: MC367397
Vehicle:: FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:: 2403811 (IN)
VIN:: 3ALACXDT9HDHU1167

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Compared to the median Level 2 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

Heavier than carrier average

Carrier averages 0.73 violations per inspection across 169 prior records

vs Level 2 median in Connecticut

On par with median (2)

Median of 5,681 Level 2 inspections in Connecticut during 2024

vs typical at MIDDLETOWN SCALE

On par with station median (2)

Median of 1,544 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

1 more than the median (1)

Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024

OOS at this inspection

Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%

Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024

Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)

58%

167 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

0 violations · 0 OOS

Prior 90 days

18 violations · 1 OOS · 0.55 per inspection

Prior 365 days

167

122 violations · 15 OOS · 0.73 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq	Type	VIN	Plate	Make	Model	Year	OOS
1	STRAIGHT TRUCK	3ALACXDT9HDHU1167	IN 2403811	FREIGHTLINER	M2	2017	—

Summary data only

2 violations cited during this inspection. Individual violation details are not currently available.

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Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS
81673216	May 16, 2024	IL	L1	—	1	—
81657543	May 16, 2024	IA	L1	—	1	—
81651106	May 14, 2024	AZ	L3	FLAGSTAFF AZ	2	—
81601327	May 14, 2024	OK	L1	BRAMAN SCALES	0	—
81601115	May 14, 2024	OK	L1	GUTHRIE SITE	0	—
81605154	May 13, 2024	KS	L3	—	0	—

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	VIN	OOS
82294373	Aug 5, 2024	CT	L3	3ALACXDT9HDHU1167	—

Related records

Carrier

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY INC

Full carrier record and safety profile.

Authority

MC367397

Operating authority / MC docket detail.

Station

MIDDLETOWN SCALE

All inspections at this site.

State

Inspections in Connecticut

Statewide inspection records.

Level

Level II — Walk-Around

All inspections at this CVSA level.

Vehicle

VIN 3ALACXDT9HDHU1167

All inspections and records for this VIN.

Plate

2403811 (IN)

All inspections tied to this plate.

Reference

FMCSR Violations

Violation-code reference library.

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