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Roadside Inspection 88652046

Roadside inspection on Aug 7, 2026 in Massachusetts • Carrier: S C BALLARD LLC (USDOT 754812) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88652046
Date:
Aug 7, 2026
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WORCESTER MA
Carrier (USDOT):
S C BALLARD LLC (754812)
Operating authority:
MC341185
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER SD122 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
74531A (CT)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 6.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above 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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.68 violations per inspection across 102 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Massachusetts
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 2,702 Level 1 inspections in Massachusetts during 2026
vs typical at WORCESTER MA
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 124 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 463,846 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
41%
34 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
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
4 violations · 1 OOS · 0.80 per inspection
Prior 365 days
34
50 violations · 5 OOS · 1.47 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (4 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.68 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 396.3A1-F (Fuel - Dripping leak., severity weight 3). (396.3A1-F)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGNDV2PDUK4809 CT 74531A FREIGHTLINER SD122 2023 —
2 FULL TRAILER 4T9FC40B7L1110416 ME 5399216 Trail Star — — —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3A1-F Fuel - Dripping leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.7A-UOC Unsafe Operations - Severe Post Crash Condition 3 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
89171146 Oct 1, 2026 MD L2 WARWICK MD 2 OOS
89130311 Sep 28, 2026 MD L2 PERRYVILLE MD 1 —
89003609 Sep 14, 2026 MD L1 WARWICK MD 1 OOS
88984635 Sep 14, 2026 CT L3 DANBURY SCALE 0 —
88885074 Sep 1, 2026 MD L2 CENTREVILLE MD 1 —
88733170 Aug 19, 2026 CT L2 GREENWICH SCALE 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84276800 Apr 1, 2025 CT L1 3AKJGNDV2PDUK4809 OOS
82617675 Sep 10, 2024 DE L2 4T9FC40B7L1110416 OOS
82026265 Jul 1, 2024 PA L3 4T9FC40B7L1110416 —
81856294 Jun 12, 2024 PA L3 3AKJGNDV2PDUK4809 —

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