Roadside Inspection 85648658

Roadside inspection on Sep 2, 2025 in Connecticut • Carrier: ABILENE MOTOR EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 335555) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85648658
Date:
Sep 2, 2025
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TOLLAND
Operating authority:
MC194957
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3GE026 (OK)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 15.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.76 violations per inspection across 805 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Connecticut
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 8,808 Level 3 inspections in Connecticut during 2025
vs typical at TOLLAND
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 78 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
3
3 more than the median (0)
Compared to 1,066,282 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 6.5%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
54%
310 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
26
28 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
87
73 violations · 11 OOS · 0.84 per inspection
Prior 365 days
310
248 violations · 37 OOS · 0.80 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH3NN300887 OK 3GE026 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAP0628CD440253 OK 5038GZ GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1982

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit. 7 Unsafe Driving
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 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
86216699 Nov 1, 2025 NC L3 0
86208968 Oct 28, 2025 TX L2 2
86189389 Oct 28, 2025 TN L3 STANTON TN 0
86188137 Oct 28, 2025 OH L1 CHILLICOTHE OH 0
86178724 Oct 28, 2025 NC L3 0
86176311 Oct 27, 2025 AR L3 ARKADELPHIA AR 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85336265 Jul 28, 2025 SC L3 4V4NC9EH3NN300887
85273594 Jul 18, 2025 NC L3 4V4NC9EH3NN300887

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