Roadside Inspection 88228599

Roadside inspection on Jun 24, 2026 in Connecticut • Carrier: EWE LINES LLC (USDOT 4496733) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
2
22% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88228599
Date:
Jun 24, 2026
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MIDDLETOWN SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
EWE LINES LLC (4496733)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AZ175G (NJ)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 48.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 Level 1 median in Connecticut
9
Heavier than median (4)
Median of 2,290 Level 1 inspections in Connecticut during 2026
vs typical at MIDDLETOWN SCALE
9
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,869 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
9
8 more than the median (1)
Compared to 403,278 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGLBG8DSBW2976 NJ AZ175G FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2013
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS 5AXCG40221R174009 ME 5293760 ARMOR CHASSIS
Ticket: Armr
Armor Chassis 2001

Violations Cited

9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area. 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.209D-STPAL Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LHWS Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 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
88756859 Aug 21, 2026 CT L2 DANBURY SCALE 2
88764222 Aug 20, 2026 ME L1 11 OOS
88762831 Aug 20, 2026 ME L3 1
88736803 Aug 19, 2026 NJ L1 GREENWICH SCALE EB 14 OOS
88718470 Aug 17, 2026 NJ L2 GREENWICH SCALE EB 0
88303969 Jul 2, 2026 CT L2 GREENWICH SCALE 2

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