Roadside Inspection 82810477

Roadside inspection on Oct 2, 2024 in Connecticut • Carrier: TIPTON TRUCKING CO INC (USDOT 282773) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82810477
Date:
Oct 2, 2024
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
VERNON
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AG47697 (PA)

What this inspection means

5 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 9.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 1.23 violations per inspection across 70 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Connecticut
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 7,721 Level 3 inspections in Connecticut during 2024
vs typical at VERNON
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 232 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
5
5 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
49%
53 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
5 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
14
18 violations · 3 OOS · 1.29 per inspection
Prior 365 days
53
56 violations · 12 OOS · 1.06 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJALDV2GPHR6802 PA AG47697 WESTERN STAR 4900 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1E1H5Y284WRC25246 PA XT55788 EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. East Manufacturing Corp 2028

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.3(a)(2) Driving beyond 11-hour driving limit 7 Hours of Service
392.60(a) Unauthorized passenger on board CMV 1 Unsafe Driving
395.24(c)(2)(iii) Driver failed to manually add shipping document number 1 Hours of Service
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
395.3(a)(3)(i) Requiring or permitting a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle driver to drive more than 11 hours Hours of Service

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
83193454 Nov 18, 2024 NJ L3 1
83143832 Nov 12, 2024 PA L3 LANGHORNE PA 1
83091130 Nov 5, 2024 MD L1 CONOWINGO SCALE HOUSE 2
83082465 Nov 5, 2024 MA L2 H-ANDOVER 1
83024548 Oct 29, 2024 MD L2 I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY 1
82964023 Oct 20, 2024 MD L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85799832 Sep 17, 2025 MD L2 1E1H5Y284WRC25246 OOS
85153982 Jul 3, 2025 PA L3 1E1H5Y284WRC25246
81494529 Apr 30, 2024 NJ L1 5KJJALDV2GPHR6802 OOS
81480920 Apr 29, 2024 VA L2 5KJJALDV2GPHR6802 OOS
79553090 Aug 29, 2023 US L1 1E1H5Y284WRC25246

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