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Roadside Inspection 82016034

Roadside inspection on Jul 1, 2024 in Connecticut • Carrier: BRATCAT EXPRESS CORP (USDOT 1201978) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82016034
Date:
Jul 1, 2024
State:
Connecticut
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UNION SCALE
Operating authority:
MC484084
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Volk
Plate:
3126061 (IN)

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 10.

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 Level 2 median in Connecticut
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 5,681 Level 2 inspections in Connecticut during 2024
vs typical at UNION SCALE
4
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 2,600 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
4
3 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
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) (Flat tire or fabric exposed, severity weight 8). (393.75(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH4NN304673 IN 3126061 VOLVO TRUCK
Ticket: Volk
VNL 2022 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532B4NL309314 FL QA16AW WABASH VANS Refrigerated Van 2022 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a) Flat tire or fabric exposed 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 Vehicle Maintenance —
395.30(b)(1) Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD 1 Hours of Service —
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status — Hours of Service —

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89305551 Oct 20, 2026 CT L2 1JJV532B4NL309314 —
89305551 Oct 20, 2026 CT L2 4V4NC9EH4NN304673 —
84667542 May 13, 2025 NM L2 1JJV532B4NL309314 —
84667542 May 13, 2025 NM L2 4V4NC9EH4NN304673 —
83261103 Nov 26, 2024 MD L2 4V4NC9EH4NN304673 —
83261103 Nov 26, 2024 MD L2 1JJV532B4NL309314 —
79116530 Jul 11, 2023 NJ L3 4V4NC9EH4NN304673 —
79116530 Jul 11, 2023 NJ L3 1JJV532B4NL309314 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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