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Roadside Inspection 81584130

Roadside inspection on May 13, 2024 in Connecticut • Carrier: FERRARO FOODS TRANSPORT CORP (USDOT 3117697) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81584130
Date:
May 13, 2024
State:
Connecticut
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UNION SCALE
Operating authority:
MC86215
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
67809A (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 8.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.32 violations per inspection across 200 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Connecticut
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 5,681 Level 2 inspections in Connecticut during 2024
vs typical at UNION SCALE
1
Cleaner than station median (2)
Median of 2,334 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
Same as 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)
40%
184 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
21
30 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
49
61 violations · 7 OOS · 1.24 per inspection
Prior 365 days
184
235 violations · 29 OOS · 1.28 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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKBHSDV3MSMM0881 CT 67809A FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2021 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1K9S13229A4054114 ME 5389368 Unknown — — —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 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
82081624 Jul 9, 2024 NY L2 — 0 —
82044235 Jul 3, 2024 MD L2 I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY 3 OOS
82033550 Jul 2, 2024 NJ L1 PISCATAWAY SCALE 3 —
81945065 Jun 24, 2024 MD L1 CONOWINGO SCALE HOUSE 0 —
81921416 Jun 19, 2024 NY L3 — 0 —
81900111 Jun 18, 2024 MD L2 I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89318231 Oct 21, 2026 CT L2 1K9S13229A4054114 —
86540330 Dec 10, 2025 ME L2 3AKBHSDV3MSMM0881 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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