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Roadside Inspection 81403210

Roadside inspection on Apr 20, 2024 in Connecticut • Carrier: AUTO TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LLC (USDOT 3234308) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
1
13% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81403210
Date:
Apr 20, 2024
State:
Connecticut
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UNION SCALE
Operating authority:
MC1014646
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
8447ND (NY)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 17.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.11 violations per inspection across 37 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Connecticut
8
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 5,681 Level 2 inspections in Connecticut during 2024
vs typical at UNION SCALE
8
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 2,306 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
8
7 more than the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
30%
33 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
6
18 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
27 violations · 2 OOS · 2.70 per inspection
Prior 365 days
33
73 violations · 6 OOS · 2.21 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 383.23(a)(2) (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23(a)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRTCL5RG138815 NY 8447ND RAM 3500 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1T9AS5320RB540016 TX 5139F24 TAKE 3 TRAILERS INC Take 3 Trailers Inc 2024 —

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.25(a) Improper Lamp Mounting 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
391.41(a) Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate. 1 Driver Fitness —
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving —
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving —
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving —
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
81902993 Jun 15, 2024 OH L3 ROADSIDE 1 —
81702592 May 24, 2024 MA L1 H-MILLBURY 6 OOS
81653481 May 17, 2024 MA L1 H-LUDLOW 9 OOS
81599706 May 13, 2024 ME L2 — 1 —
81588693 May 8, 2024 NY L2 ALBANY SB 4 —
81561548 May 7, 2024 CA L2 SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89029084 Sep 17, 2026 NC L3 1T9AS5320RB540016 OOS
84726111 May 14, 2025 NY L2 3C7WRTCL5RG138815 OOS
84223162 Mar 19, 2025 NY L2 3C7WRTCL5RG138815 —
84103630 Mar 11, 2025 ME L3 3C7WRTCL5RG138815 —
82334972 Aug 7, 2024 NY L2 3C7WRTCL5RG138815 —
82201225 Jul 23, 2024 NY L2 3C7WRTCL5RG138815 —
82149555 Jul 16, 2024 VT L3 3C7WRTCL5RG138815 —

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