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Roadside Inspection 81636022

Roadside inspection on May 17, 2024 in Connecticut • Carrier: J & S TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2440986) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81636022
Date:
May 17, 2024
State:
Connecticut
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UNION SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
J & S TRUCKING LLC (2440986)
Operating authority:
MC846713
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL 9400i STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
72909A (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 14.

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 Level 1 median in Connecticut
6
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 4,051 Level 1 inspections in Connecticut during 2024
vs typical at UNION SCALE
6
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 2,378 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
6
5 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
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 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories, severity weight 2). (396.3(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2HSCNAPR95C000904 CT 72909A INTERNATIONAL 9400i 2005 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0626GD465756 ME 5311550 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1986 —

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.60(d) Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 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
81940899 Jun 24, 2024 CT L2 DANBURY SCALE 4 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89068917 Sep 21, 2026 TN L3 1GRAA0626GD465756 —
88316591 Jul 3, 2026 MA L3 2HSCNAPR95C000904 OOS
82200675 Jul 23, 2024 MD L1 1GRAA0626GD465756 —
78803226 Jun 2, 2023 CT L3 2HSCNAPR95C000904 —

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