Roadside Inspection 88700888

Roadside inspection on Aug 14, 2026 in Connecticut • Carrier: GUARDADO TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 4305352) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
15
OOS Violations
1
7% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88700888
Date:
Aug 14, 2026
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
15
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WATERFORD
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P525AA (NJ)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 69.

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
15
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.55 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Connecticut
15
Heavier than median (4)
Median of 2,338 Level 1 inspections in Connecticut during 2026
vs typical at WATERFORD
15
Heavier than station median (3)
Median of 216 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
15
14 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)
18%
11 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
1
1 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
17 violations · 5 OOS · 1.55 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 4V4NC9EH0CN549290 NJ P525AA VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2012
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRDM0624AH712504 NJ A83TCD GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2010

Violations Cited

15 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLL State/Local Laws - 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLL State/Local Laws - 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11A1-LCHL Lighting - Lamps improper color, height, location. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45C-BSG Air Brake - Missing or inadequate Nonmetallic tubing spring guard 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45C-BSG Air Brake - Missing or inadequate Nonmetallic tubing spring guard 4 Vehicle Maintenance
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
396.3A1-ALBV Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 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
88747859 Aug 19, 2026 PA L2 12 OOS
88662947 Aug 11, 2026 MA L2 H-BOLTON 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88662947 Aug 11, 2026 MA L2 1GRDM0624AH712504
81262470 Apr 3, 2024 MO L2 1GRDM0624AH712504
81160985 Mar 20, 2024 NJ L3 1GRDM0624AH712504
80731720 Jan 30, 2024 OH L2 1GRDM0624AH712504 OOS

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