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Roadside Inspection 84559449

Roadside inspection on May 2, 2025 in Connecticut • Carrier: S C BALLARD LLC (USDOT 754812) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84559449
Date:
May 2, 2025
State:
Connecticut
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MONTVILLE
Carrier (USDOT):
S C BALLARD LLC (754812)
Operating authority:
MC341185
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4700 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
63417A (CT)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 11.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2025, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.86 violations per inspection across 58 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Connecticut
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 7,559 Level 2 inspections in Connecticut during 2025
vs typical at MONTVILLE
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 59 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
27%
33 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
2
5 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
9
23 violations · 3 OOS · 2.56 per inspection
Prior 365 days
33
51 violations · 6 OOS · 1.55 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJAVDV2KLKD2748 CT 63417A WESTERN STAR 4700 2019 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1B9A132255B180256 ME 5133988 Blee — — —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLL State/Local Laws - 8 Unsafe Driving —
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
84989847 Jun 12, 2025 NY L2 SLATE HILL NY 1 OOS
84921980 Jun 9, 2025 MA L2 H-MANSFIELD 1 —
84787974 May 22, 2025 PA L2 — 1 OOS
84728575 May 20, 2025 MA L2 H-STURBRIDGE 1 OOS
84572100 May 1, 2025 OH L2 KENSINGTON OH 1 OOS
84509934 Apr 24, 2025 VA L1 PETERSBURG VA 4 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82282950 Aug 2, 2024 CT L3 5KJJAVDV2KLKD2748 —
79489826 Aug 24, 2023 CT L1 5KJJAVDV2KLKD2748 —

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