Roadside Inspection 87256178

Roadside inspection on Mar 11, 2026 in Connecticut • Carrier: BLUE BELL MATTRESS COMPANY LLC (USDOT 56845) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
87256178
Date:
Mar 11, 2026
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DANBURY SCALE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
81449A (CT)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 1.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, 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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.38 violations per inspection across 32 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Connecticut
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 3,611 Level 3 inspections in Connecticut during 2026
vs typical at DANBURY SCALE
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,294 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
6
6 more than the median (0)
Compared to 594,945 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
50%
8 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
1
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
8
4 violations · 2 OOS · 0.50 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKBHHFGXTSWU7056 CT 81449A FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2026
2 SCHOOL BUS 1DW1A53209B099684 ME 269701E STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers 2009

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.9A3 Drivers view and/or movement is obstructed 1 Vehicle Maintenance
395.8D11-HOSF HOS (Form) - Record of duty status form failed to include shipping document number(s) or name of shipper and commodity for each 24 hour period. Date: Hours of Service
395.8D11-HOSF HOS (Form) - Record of duty status form failed to include shipping document number(s) or name of shipper and commodity for each 24 hour period. Date: Hours of Service
395.8D11-HOSF HOS (Form) - Record of duty status form failed to include shipping document number(s) or name of shipper and commodity for each 24 hour period. Date: Hours of Service
395.8D11-HOSF HOS (Form) - Record of duty status form failed to include shipping document number(s) or name of shipper and commodity for each 24 hour period. Date: Hours of Service
395.8D3-HOSF HOS (Form) - Record of duty status form failed to include truck or tractor and trailer unit number for each 24 hour period. Date: Hours of Service

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
87769644 May 6, 2026 ME L1 KITTERY - SCALES 5 OOS
87178357 Feb 27, 2026 DE L3 NEW CASTLE DE 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87178357 Feb 27, 2026 DE L3 3AKBHHFGXTSWU7056
81980888 Jun 27, 2024 MD L2 1DW1A53209B099684

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