Roadside Inspection 82787232

Roadside inspection on Sep 28, 2024 in Connecticut • Carrier: FORBES TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 823166) • Vehicle: MACK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82787232
Date:
Sep 28, 2024
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UNION SCALE
Vehicle:
MACK Anthem TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
76142A (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 4.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.87 violations per inspection across 31 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Connecticut
1
Cleaner than median (3)
Median of 4,051 Level 1 inspections in Connecticut during 2024
vs typical at UNION SCALE
1
Cleaner than station median (2)
Median of 2,716 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
1
Same as 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)
50%
24 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
2
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
24
19 violations · 2 OOS · 0.79 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 393.45(b)(2) (Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking, severity weight 4). (393.45(b)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1M1AN4GY4RM044243 CT 76142A MACK Anthem 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5HTAM432197H74922 CT V88849 HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL Heil Trailer International 2009

Violations Cited

1 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 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
83220268 Nov 22, 2024 CT L2 NEW HAVEN 1 OOS
83176508 Nov 16, 2024 CT L1 MIDDLETOWN 1
82823667 Oct 3, 2024 MA L2 H-STURBRIDGE 0
82365383 Aug 13, 2024 CT L2 NEW HAVEN 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87541241 Apr 10, 2026 CT L2 1M1AN4GY4RM044243
87541241 Apr 10, 2026 CT L2 5HTAM432197H74922
86784665 Jan 14, 2026 CT L2 5HTAM432197H74922
85424002 Aug 7, 2025 CT L2 5HTAM432197H74922
85424002 Aug 7, 2025 CT L2 1M1AN4GY4RM044243
82823667 Oct 3, 2024 MA L2 1M1AN4GY4RM044243
82823667 Oct 3, 2024 MA L2 5HTAM432197H74922
81587668 May 9, 2024 MA L1 5HTAM432197H74922

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