Roadside Inspection 88663155

Roadside inspection on Aug 11, 2026 in Maine • Carrier: GENERAL LINEN SERVICE LLC (USDOT 138796) • Vehicle: HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88663155
Date:
Aug 11, 2026
State:
Maine
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PITTSFIELD - SCALES NB
Vehicle:
HINO Conventional Type Truck STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
162CSQ (ME)

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 16.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.63 violations per inspection across 49 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Maine
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 2,777 Level 1 inspections in Maine during 2026
vs typical at PITTSFIELD - SCALES NB
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 596 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 407,924 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)
67%
15 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
3
3 violations · 1 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
15
8 violations · 3 OOS · 0.53 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-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5PVNE8JR5F4S50225 ME 162CSQ HINO Conventional Type Truck 2015

Violations Cited

3 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-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.40F-BNPB Brake - Inoperative or missing parking/emergency brake on power unit 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
88818140 Aug 25, 2026 ME L1 SIDNEY ME 0
88785498 Aug 24, 2026 NH L2 NH 1
88372011 Jul 10, 2026 CT L3 UNION 1
88182523 Jun 18, 2026 MA L1 H-ROWLEY 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88818140 Aug 25, 2026 ME L1 5PVNE8JR5F4S50225
84851243 Jun 3, 2025 ME L1 5PVNE8JR5F4S50225
82754915 Sep 24, 2024 ME L3 5PVNE8JR5F4S50225

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