Roadside Inspection 82810464

Roadside inspection on Oct 2, 2024 in Connecticut • Carrier: PLANET LOGISTICS (USDOT 2442648) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82810464
Date:
Oct 2, 2024
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UNION SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
PLANET LOGISTICS (2442648)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
U1774HY (TN)

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 8.

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 this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.39 violations per inspection across 70 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Connecticut
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 5,681 Level 2 inspections in Connecticut during 2024
vs typical at UNION SCALE
1
Cleaner than station median (2)
Median of 2,727 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
1
Same as 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
59%
41 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
4 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
15
18 violations · 3 OOS · 1.20 per inspection
Prior 365 days
41
44 violations · 5 OOS · 1.07 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 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR7LSLS5538 TN U1774HY FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D6JL084860 ME 419309Z WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2018

Violations Cited

1 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

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
83287610 Dec 1, 2024 KY L2 MOREHEAD 0
83268061 Nov 26, 2024 OH L3 JOHNSTOWN OH 0
83248121 Nov 25, 2024 MO L3 MAYVIEW MO 1
83231654 Nov 22, 2024 SD L3 VALLEY SPRINGS SD 3
83238691 Nov 19, 2024 MO L2 2
83205511 Nov 19, 2024 IL L3 I-57 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88857205 Aug 31, 2026 KY L1 3AKJHHDR7LSLS5538
87047545 Feb 12, 2026 OH L3 3AKJHHDR7LSLS5538
86173668 Oct 21, 2025 IN L3 3AKJHHDR7LSLS5538 OOS
85789650 Sep 16, 2025 KY L1 3AKJHHDR7LSLS5538
83100761 Nov 6, 2024 TN L2 3AKJHHDR7LSLS5538
82932546 Oct 15, 2024 CA L2 1JJV532D6JL084860

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