Roadside Inspection 88612985

Roadside inspection on Aug 5, 2026 in Connecticut • Carrier: HERMANN FORWARDING COMPANY (USDOT 17093) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
3
43% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88612985
Date:
Aug 5, 2026
State:
Connecticut
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UNION SCALE
Operating authority:
MC32775
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
F105AA (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 40.

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
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.05 violations per inspection across 192 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Connecticut
7
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 2,692 Level 1 inspections in Connecticut during 2026
vs typical at UNION SCALE
7
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,143 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
7
6 more than the median (1)
Compared to 445,924 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)
55%
71 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
10
5 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
17
7 violations · 1 OOS · 0.41 per inspection
Prior 365 days
71
60 violations · 10 OOS · 0.85 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (7 violations across 17 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.05 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 393.75A3-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 1FUJHLDV0TLWU7742 NJ F105AA FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2026 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAP0628BT557903 ME 5571089 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2011 —

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 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
89023299 Sep 15, 2026 MD L1 PERRYVILLE MD 3 —
88806476 Aug 26, 2026 CA L1 DESERT HILLS IF 2 —
88678051 Aug 12, 2026 PA L3 — 0 —
88656478 Aug 10, 2026 LA L3 — 0 —
88613989 Aug 3, 2026 UT L1 — 1 OOS
88569246 Jul 30, 2026 CA L2 CASTAIC IF 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88425522 Jul 16, 2026 CT L3 1FUJHLDV0TLWU7742 —
87365625 Mar 5, 2026 NJ L1 1FUJHLDV0TLWU7742 —
84264159 Mar 27, 2025 UT L2 1GRAP0628BT557903 —
79636888 Sep 11, 2023 CA L1 1GRAP0628BT557903 —

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