Roadside Inspection 86474490

Roadside inspection on Dec 4, 2025 in Connecticut • Carrier: L V EXPRESS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 2531245) • Vehicle: HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86474490
Date:
Dec 4, 2025
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GREENWICH SCALE
Vehicle:
HINO Conventional Type Truck STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
34419NC (NY)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 7.

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 Level 2 median in Connecticut
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 7,559 Level 2 inspections in Connecticut during 2025
vs typical at GREENWICH SCALE
4
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 2,110 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
4
3 more than 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
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 391.11B2-Q (Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record., severity weight 4). (391.11B2-Q)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5PVNJ8JV1B4S53013 NY 34419NC HINO Conventional Type Truck 2011

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.11B2-Q Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record. 4 Driver Fitness OOS
393.95A1 Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.60D Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
392.9AA1 Operating Authority - Motor carrier operating a motor vehicle without the required operating authority. Unsafe Driving OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

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

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88149685 Jun 15, 2026 PA L3 5PVNJ8JV1B4S53013

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