Roadside Inspection 81312414

Roadside inspection on Apr 10, 2024 in Connecticut • Carrier: TRADEBE TREATMENT AND RECYCLING NORTHEAST LLC (USDOT 331151) • Vehicle: KENWORTH 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 #:
81312414
Date:
Apr 10, 2024
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UNION
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T8 Series STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
55421A (CT)

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 12.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2024, 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.57 violations per inspection across 21 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Connecticut
3
On par with median (3)
Median of 4,051 Level 1 inspections in Connecticut during 2024
vs typical at UNION
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 173 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 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
43%
21 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
3
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
9
6 violations · 0 OOS · 0.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
21
33 violations · 4 OOS · 1.57 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (6 violations across 9 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.57 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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NKDX4TXXFJ427040 CT 55421A KENWORTH T8 Series 2015

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.19 Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance

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
81390883 Apr 18, 2024 CT L3 1
81276602 Apr 4, 2024 CT L1 UNION SCALE 2
81152146 Mar 18, 2024 NJ L3 GREENWICH EB 0
81114539 Mar 15, 2024 MA L3 S-BOSTON 1
81024510 Mar 4, 2024 MA L2 H-MILLBURY 0
80887929 Feb 15, 2024 VT L3 PUTNEY SB RA 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88601755 Aug 4, 2026 CT L2 1NKDX4TXXFJ427040
80599841 Jan 11, 2024 NH L3 1NKDX4TXXFJ427040

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