Roadside Inspection 88603395

Roadside inspection on Aug 4, 2026 in Vermont • Carrier: DFA NORTHEAST LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 40362) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88603395
Date:
Aug 4, 2026
State:
Vermont
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COLCHESTER NB WS
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 57X Chassis TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
38E29 (VT)

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 24.

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 this carrier's typical
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.68 violations per inspection across 152 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Vermont
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 1,330 Level 1 inspections in Vermont during 2026
vs typical at COLCHESTER NB WS
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 301 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 399,035 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
81%
42 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
5
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
3 violations · 0 OOS · 0.30 per inspection
Prior 365 days
42
9 violations · 3 OOS · 0.21 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (3 violations across 10 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.68 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 393.9A-LSLIWR (Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLIWR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJBZDR2RLUZ8759 VT 38E29 WESTERN STAR 57X Chassis 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1T9XL4221ZC588055 ME 5584499 TREMCAR
Ticket: Other
TC/DOT 423

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47A-BSF Brake - Malfunction causing smoke or fire to emit from the wheel end. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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

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
88746700 Aug 20, 2026 MA L1 H-DEERFIELD 0
88745874 Aug 19, 2026 NY L2 1
88666145 Aug 11, 2026 VT L1 BARTON NB RA 0
88599383 Aug 3, 2026 MA L2 H-HATFIELD 0
88534709 Jul 28, 2026 VT L1 COLCHESTER NB WS 2
88371391 Jul 10, 2026 NH L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87450078 Mar 30, 2026 VT L3 5KJJBZDR2RLUZ8759

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