Roadside Inspection 81954191
Roadside inspection on Jun 25, 2024 in Connecticut • Carrier: CHAIN TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2049856) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 81954191
- Date:
- Jun 25, 2024
- State:
- Connecticut
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 2
- Violations:
- 5
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- UNION SCALE
- Carrier (USDOT):
- CHAIN TRANSPORTATION INC (2049856)
- Vehicle:
- VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
- Plate:
- AY235Z (NJ)
- VIN:
- 4V4NC9EH9JN996021
What this inspection means
The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.
Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 18.
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?
How this compares
National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.
Carrier trend at this moment
How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?
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 393.126 (Failure to ensure intermodal container securement, severity weight 1). (393.126)
Units Inspected
2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.
| Seq | Type | VIN | Plate | Make | Model | Year | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUCK TRACTOR | 4V4NC9EH9JN996021 | NJ AY235Z | VOLVO TRUCK | VNL | 2018 | — |
| 2 | SEMI-TRAILER | LJRC41261G1007951 | NJ TPD27L | CIMC VEHICLES GROUP CO | CIMC VEHICLES GROUP CO | 2016 | — |
Violations Cited
5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.
| Code | Description | Severity Wt | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 395.8(f)(1) | Driver’s record of duty status not current | 5 | Hours of Service | — |
| 393.45(b)(2) | Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.47(e) | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.53(b) | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.126 | Failure to ensure intermodal container securement | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82436546 | Aug 19, 2024 | PA | L2 | I78 W AT EXIT 30 | 1 | — |
| 82343767 | Aug 7, 2024 | NY | L2 | — | 1 | — |
| 82334137 | Aug 7, 2024 | MD | L1 | I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE | 5 | OOS |
| 82343573 | Aug 6, 2024 | NY | L2 | — | 0 | — |
| 82325178 | Aug 6, 2024 | NY | L2 | — | 1 | — |
| 82313300 | Aug 2, 2024 | NY | L2 | — | 4 | OOS |
Other inspections of these vehicles
History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.
| Inspection | Date | State | Level | VIN | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85807451 | Sep 11, 2025 | NY | L2 | LJRC41261G1007951 | — |
| 84335696 | Apr 1, 2025 | NY | L2 | 4V4NC9EH9JN996021 | — |
Related records
Recent activity at UNION SCALE
Other carriers inspected here recently.
| Inspection | Date | Carrier | Violations | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88826986 | Aug 27, 2026 | TEJADA BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLC | 9 | — |
| 88823871 | Aug 27, 2026 | RIDER TRUCKING LLC | 8 | OOS |
| 88822292 | Aug 27, 2026 | CHAS G ALLEN INC | 3 | OOS |
| 88822193 | Aug 27, 2026 | FAMILY FOOD DISTRIBUTORS INC | 0 | — |
| 88801807 | Aug 26, 2026 | JH & M LOGISTICS CORP | 8 | OOS |
| 88799744 | Aug 26, 2026 | TWO KEGS TRUCKING LLC | 6 | — |