Roadside Inspection 82016028

Roadside inspection on Jul 2, 2024 in Connecticut • Carrier: MMS EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3445327) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
1
11% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82016028
Date:
Jul 2, 2024
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UNION SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
MMS EXPRESS LLC (3445327)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
PWR1906 (OH)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 34.

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
9
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.67 violations per inspection across 57 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Connecticut
9
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 4,051 Level 1 inspections in Connecticut during 2024
vs typical at UNION SCALE
9
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 2,610 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
9
8 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)
40%
50 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
8 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
14
31 violations · 2 OOS · 2.21 per inspection
Prior 365 days
50
83 violations · 6 OOS · 1.66 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 STRAIGHT TRUCK 4V4NC9EG8GN191157 OH PWR1906 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532W85L906145 NJ TXV76J WABASH Wabash National Corporation 2005

Violations Cited

9 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
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions 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
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.9(d)(2) Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance
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
82523875 Aug 23, 2024 OH L3 ROADSIDE 0
82495258 Aug 23, 2024 NJ L3 ROADSIDE 4
82495049 Aug 23, 2024 NJ L3 KNOLWTON 1
82382827 Aug 14, 2024 OH L2 ROADSIDE 4
82280791 Jul 31, 2024 PA L2 3
82136389 Jul 17, 2024 CT L1 UNION SCALE 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86747543 Jan 9, 2026 VA L3 1JJV532W85L906145 OOS
84756990 May 21, 2025 PA L2 1JJV532W85L906145
84660468 May 12, 2025 AR L3 1JJV532W85L906145 OOS
84223984 Mar 25, 2025 TN L3 4V4NC9EG8GN191157
84021596 Mar 3, 2025 TN L3 4V4NC9EG8GN191157
83916476 Feb 18, 2025 TN L2 1JJV532W85L906145 OOS
83210185 Nov 15, 2024 NY L3 1JJV532W85L906145
83210185 Nov 15, 2024 NY L3 4V4NC9EG8GN191157

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