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Roadside Inspection 88526278

Roadside inspection on Jul 27, 2026 in New Jersey • Carrier: METROPOLITAN TRUCKING GROUP LLC (USDOT 3036186) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
2
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88526278
Date:
Jul 27, 2026
State:
New Jersey
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CARNEYS POINT SCALE
Operating authority:
MC042151
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T800 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Kens
Plate:
AX366Z (NJ)

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 32.

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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.26 violations per inspection across 91 prior records
vs Level 2 median in New Jersey
8
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 13,775 Level 2 inspections in New Jersey during 2026
vs typical at CARNEYS POINT SCALE
8
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,839 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
8
7 more than the median (1)
Compared to 628,402 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
48%
27 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
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
18 violations · 2 OOS · 4.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
27
46 violations · 5 OOS · 1.70 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 383.51A-SIN (Driving a CMV while CDL is suspended for a safety-related or unknown reason and in state of driver's license issuance., severity weight 8). (383.51A-SIN)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3BKDX4TX7NF140123 NJ AX366Z KENWORTH
Ticket: Kens
T800 1992 —

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.51A-SIN Driving a CMV while CDL is suspended for a safety-related or unknown reason and in state of driver's license issuance. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
89101052 Sep 25, 2026 NJ L2 ROADSIDE 1 —
89085488 Sep 22, 2026 NJ L3 KNOWLTON SCALE 0 —
89030170 Sep 17, 2026 NJ L2 JERSEY GARDENS MALL 5 OOS
88761332 Aug 21, 2026 NJ L3 CASS ST / 129 SB 1 —
88723342 Aug 18, 2026 NJ L3 CASS ST / 129 SB 1 —
88653713 Aug 10, 2026 NJ L1 CARNEYS POINT SCALE 8 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89030170 Sep 17, 2026 NJ L2 3BKDX4TX7NF140123 OOS
88723342 Aug 18, 2026 NJ L3 3BKDX4TX7NF140123 —
88150219 Jun 15, 2026 NJ L2 3BKDX4TX7NF140123 OOS
86056242 Oct 14, 2025 NJ L3 3BKDX4TX7NF140123 —
86014607 Oct 9, 2025 NJ L2 3BKDX4TX7NF140123 —
85711270 Sep 5, 2025 NJ L2 3BKDX4TX7NF140123 —
85519145 Aug 15, 2025 NJ L2 3BKDX4TX7NF140123 —
85356886 Jul 24, 2025 NY L2 3BKDX4TX7NF140123 OOS

Carrier booking & risk tools

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