Roadside Inspection 83676655

Roadside inspection on Jan 23, 2025 in Connecticut • Carrier: METROPOLITAN FOODS INC (USDOT 712419) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83676655
Date:
Jan 23, 2025
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UNION SCALE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
77843A (CT)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.09 violations per inspection across 221 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Connecticut
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 8,808 Level 3 inspections in Connecticut during 2025
vs typical at UNION SCALE
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 2,850 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
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 1,066,282 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 6.5%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
39%
137 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
12
9 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
44
54 violations · 7 OOS · 1.23 per inspection
Prior 365 days
137
162 violations · 16 OOS · 1.18 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 383.23A2-LCDLN (License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL., severity weight 8). (383.23A2-LCDLN)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALACXFC9PDUD2481 CT 77843A FREIGHTLINER M2 2023

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23A2-LCDLN License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL. 8 Driver Fitness 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
84217697 Mar 24, 2025 NJ L3 GREENWICH EB SCALES 1
84217687 Mar 24, 2025 NJ L3 KNOWLTON SCALES 1
84123862 Mar 14, 2025 CT L1 UNION SCALE 1 OOS
84140754 Mar 12, 2025 NY L3 MANHASSET NY 0
84076272 Mar 10, 2025 US L1 UNION CT 0
84114219 Mar 6, 2025 NY L1 SCHODACK LANDING NY 6 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86436460 Dec 1, 2025 CT L3 3ALACXFC9PDUD2481
84215548 Mar 25, 2025 CT L3 3ALACXFC9PDUD2481
80946178 Feb 27, 2024 CT L3 3ALACXFC9PDUD2481

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