Roadside Inspection 88698635

Roadside inspection on Aug 14, 2026 in Connecticut • Carrier: GRAND CARRIERS LLC (USDOT 3873426) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88698635
Date:
Aug 14, 2026
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BRANFORD
Carrier (USDOT):
GRAND CARRIERS LLC (3873426)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PXB7507 (OH)

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 3.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 2.13 violations per inspection across 142 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Connecticut
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 3,337 Level 3 inspections in Connecticut during 2026
vs typical at BRANFORD
2
On par with station median (2)
Median of 244 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 566,386 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
19%
72 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
6 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
15
34 violations · 1 OOS · 2.27 per inspection
Prior 365 days
72
148 violations · 15 OOS · 2.06 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 393.23-LEU (Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g., unplugged or looose pigtail)., severity weight 2). (393.23-LEU)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR0NSMC1459 OH PXB7507 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR4M0622TH736738 TN 712556T GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2026

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.23-LEU Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g., unplugged or looose pigtail). 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.60C Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 1 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
88841135 Aug 28, 2026 OK L3 2
88843021 Aug 27, 2026 OH L1 MILLERSPORT OH 0
88835627 Aug 27, 2026 SD L2 SISSETON SD 4 OOS
88819553 Aug 25, 2026 TX L1 TX 10 OOS
88756566 Aug 20, 2026 SD L2 3 OOS
88748085 Aug 19, 2026 PA L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88181082 Jun 17, 2026 NY L2 3AKJHHDR0NSMC1459
88181082 Jun 17, 2026 NY L2 1GR4M0622TH736738
87169774 Feb 25, 2026 WI L2 1GR4M0622TH736738 OOS
86277159 Nov 7, 2025 PA L2 3AKJHHDR0NSMC1459 OOS
86001004 Oct 6, 2025 MT L2 1GR4M0622TH736738
85890209 Sep 25, 2025 IA L2 3AKJHHDR0NSMC1459
85770178 Sep 9, 2025 WA L2 1GR4M0622TH736738
85712877 Sep 6, 2025 WY L2 1GR4M0622TH736738

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