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Roadside Inspection 85996824

Roadside inspection on Oct 8, 2025 in Connecticut • Carrier: GIERING METAL FINISHING INC (USDOT 6578) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85996824
Date:
Oct 8, 2025
State:
Connecticut
Level:
Level III — Driver Only
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WATERTOWN
Carrier (USDOT):
GIERING METAL FINISHING INC (6578)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T600 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
75109A (CT)
VIN:
2NK4HM7X8PM252451

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 10.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 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 WATERTOWN
1
On par with station median (0.5)
Median of 104 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
No
Cohort OOS rate: 6.5%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2025

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2NK4HM7X8PM252451 CT 75109A KENWORTH T600 1993 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLS4 State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit. 10 Unsafe Driving —

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Unsafe Driving
1 violation

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
85912102 Sep 30, 2025 CT L1 MIDDLETOWN SCALE 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86933022 Feb 2, 2026 CT L3 2NK4HM7X8PM252451 OOS
85912102 Sep 30, 2025 CT L1 2NK4HM7X8PM252451 —
84751694 May 15, 2025 NY L2 2NK4HM7X8PM252451 —
84345956 Apr 2, 2025 NY L2 2NK4HM7X8PM252451 —
83596463 Jan 7, 2025 NY L2 2NK4HM7X8PM252451 —
83190939 Nov 12, 2024 NY L2 2NK4HM7X8PM252451 —
82862944 Oct 2, 2024 NY L2 2NK4HM7X8PM252451 —

Related records

Carrier
GIERING METAL FINISHING INC
Full carrier record and safety profile.
Station
WATERTOWN
All inspections at this site.
State
Inspections in Connecticut
Statewide inspection records.
Level
Level III — Driver Only
All inspections at this CVSA level.
Vehicle
VIN 2NK4HM7X8PM252451
All inspections and records for this VIN.
Plate
75109A (CT)
All inspections tied to this plate.
Reference
FMCSR Violations
Violation-code reference library.

How to use this inspection record

  1. Confirm the inspection ID and date. Verify that the inspection number (85996824) and date (Oct 8, 2025) match what the carrier or broker has provided you. The inspection ID is FMCSA's permanent identifier and will not change.
  2. Review every cited violation code. Click through each violation code in the table below to read the underlying FMCSR section. The severity weight column tells you which citations carry the most weight in the SMS scoring algorithm.
  3. Check the OOS flags. No OOS order was issued, so the carrier was cleared to continue operating after this inspection.
  4. Compare against the carrier's broader inspection history. Open the carrier's full inspection page to see whether this result is typical or an outlier: /usdot/6578/inspections/
  5. Cross-reference with SMS BASIC scoring. Open the carrier profile to see how the BASICs cited here aggregate across the carrier's full scoring window: /usdot/6578/

Frequently asked questions about this inspection

What does a roadside inspection Level 3 actually inspect? ▾
A Level III (Driver-Only) inspection is limited to the driver: license, medical card, hours-of-service log, seat belt, and any driver credentials. Inspectors record any out-of-service violations on the spot.
Was this inspection an OOS event for this carrier? ▾
No out-of-service order was issued at this inspection. The carrier and the vehicle were cleared to continue operating.
How does this inspection compare to the carrier's recent record? ▾
There is not yet enough prior inspection history on this carrier to compute a meaningful comparison. Once a carrier has at least 10 inspections on record, this page surfaces a 30/90/365-day trend ribbon.
What violation codes were cited and what do they mean? ▾
1 violation were cited at this inspection. Each row in the Violations Cited table links to the specific FMCSR section: 392.2-SLLS4.
Is this carrier still operating after this inspection? ▾
An inspection is a snapshot — it does not by itself terminate operating authority. To check current operating status for this carrier, see the live carrier profile, which reflects FMCSA's most recent authority and out-of-service status.
How long does an inspection result stay on a carrier's record? ▾
Inspection records are permanent in FMCSA's Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS). For the purpose of the SMS BASIC scoring algorithm, however, time-decayed weights mean inspections older than 24 months count less, and inspections older than 36 months drop out of the scoring window altogether.
How does this inspection feed into FMCSA's SMS BASIC scoring? ▾
Each cited violation has a severity weight (visible in the Violations Cited table) and a BASIC category (Vehicle Maintenance, HOS Compliance, Unsafe Driving, etc.). FMCSA aggregates these weighted citations across all of a carrier's inspections in the scoring window to produce a percentile score per BASIC. OOS violations carry a +2 weight bump.
Where can I see all inspections for this carrier? ▾
The full inspection history is available at /usdot/6578/inspections/, including filters for level, state, OOS status, and BASIC category.

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