Roadside Inspection 82029566

Roadside inspection on Jul 3, 2024 in Connecticut • Carrier: CHAIN TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2049856) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
3
60% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82029566
Date:
Jul 3, 2024
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DANBURY SCALE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AX625S (NJ)

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 13.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.72 violations per inspection across 39 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Connecticut
5
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 4,051 Level 1 inspections in Connecticut during 2024
vs typical at DANBURY SCALE
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,971 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
5
4 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)
20%
35 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
5
11 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
12
24 violations · 5 OOS · 2.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
35
62 violations · 13 OOS · 1.77 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 393.48(a) (Inoperative/defective brakes, severity weight 4). (393.48(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLDV6DSFH0480 NJ AX625S FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2013
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS 5EF2GC407MB797735 NJ TVX50M CHEETAH CHASSIS CHEETAH CHASSIS 2021

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.9(d)(2) Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report 4 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 OOS
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
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
82343767 Aug 7, 2024 NY L2 3AKJGLDV6DSFH0480
80811864 Feb 8, 2024 NY L2 3AKJGLDV6DSFH0480

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