Roadside Inspection 88405552

Roadside inspection on Jul 14, 2026 in New Hampshire • Carrier: MILL STEEL LLC (USDOT 355549) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88405552
Date:
Jul 14, 2026
State:
New Hampshire
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHARLESTOWN
Carrier (USDOT):
MILL STEEL LLC (355549)
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4700 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
10AP47 (NH)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 11.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.97 violations per inspection across 31 prior records
vs Level 2 median in New Hampshire
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 1,184 Level 2 inspections in New Hampshire during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 546,405 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
45%
11 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
5
2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.40 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
13 violations · 3 OOS · 1.18 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (2 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.97 per inspection).

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 393.47A-BSF (Brake - Malfunction causing smoke or fire to emit from the wheel end., severity weight 4). (393.47A-BSF)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5KKHAXDV9MLMF8746 NH 10AP47 WESTERN STAR 4700 2021

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.16-D Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV. 7 Unsafe Driving
393.47A-BSF Brake - Malfunction causing smoke or fire to emit from the wheel end. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
88822270 Aug 27, 2026 VT L2 VT 0
88786159 Aug 25, 2026 NH L2 WINDHAM SCALES NORTHBOUND 1
88443070 Jul 17, 2026 NH L3 0
88010021 Jun 1, 2026 NH L3 CANTERBURY 0
87910417 May 20, 2026 ME L1 PITTSFIELD - SCALES NB 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88822270 Aug 27, 2026 VT L2 5KKHAXDV9MLMF8746
78627243 May 11, 2023 VT L2 5KKHAXDV9MLMF8746 OOS

Related records

Recent activity at CHARLESTOWN

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
88404527 Jul 14, 2026 MAINFREIGHT INC 0
88404042 Jul 14, 2026 FIRST GREEN SITEWORK LLC 2
88403904 Jul 14, 2026 PATTEN'S TOWING & RECOVERY INC 1
88403738 Jul 14, 2026 JOSH PERRY 1
88403584 Jul 14, 2026 DECAMP WASTE SERVICES LLC 1
88403570 Jul 14, 2026 CARDINAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION 0