Roadside Inspection 83555264

Roadside inspection on Jan 7, 2025 in Massachusetts • Carrier: MJ MEEHAN EXCAVATING INC (USDOT 2452165) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83555264
Date:
Jan 7, 2025
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
H-HARVARD
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T3 Series STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
5800B (MA)

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 6.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.20 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Massachusetts
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 5,370 Level 2 inspections in Massachusetts during 2025
vs typical at H-HARVARD
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 116 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 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
1
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
1
1 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
2
2 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 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 393.9A-LHLIWR (Lighting - Headlamps - Both inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LHLIWR)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2NKHHJ7X1MM425948 MA 5800B KENWORTH T3 Series 2021

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LHLIWR Lighting - Headlamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 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
83749210 Jan 31, 2025 MA L3 H-CHICOPEE 0
83523471 Jan 3, 2025 MA L2 H-DEERFIELD 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84238371 Mar 25, 2025 MA L3 2NKHHJ7X1MM425948
80712717 Jan 29, 2024 RI L3 2NKHHJ7X1MM425948
79165841 Jul 18, 2023 MA L1 2NKHHJ7X1MM425948 OOS

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