Roadside Inspection 88723760

Roadside inspection on Aug 18, 2026 in New Jersey • Carrier: SHARK TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 793512) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88723760
Date:
Aug 18, 2026
State:
New Jersey
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PISCATAWAY SCALE
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Kens
Plate:
AX515W (NJ)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 15.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.54 violations per inspection across 186 prior records
vs Level 2 median in New Jersey
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 12,126 Level 2 inspections in New Jersey during 2026
vs typical at PISCATAWAY SCALE
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,862 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 540,806 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
24%
58 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
4
17 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
13
39 violations · 4 OOS · 3.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
58
160 violations · 24 OOS · 2.76 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 393.100B-C (Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV., severity weight 7). (393.100B-C)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NKZXPEX1GJ115775 NJ AX515W KENWORTH
Ticket: Kens
T880 2016

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - More than 5000 lbs over on an axle/axle groups. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.100B-C Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV. 7 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
88790395 Aug 25, 2026 NJ L2 JERSEY GARDENS MALL 1
88756664 Aug 21, 2026 NJ L2 PISCATAWAY SCALE 8 OOS
88735570 Aug 19, 2026 NJ L2 PISCATAWAY SCALE 5 OOS
88700942 Aug 14, 2026 NJ L2 PISCATAWAY SCALE 4
88601532 Aug 4, 2026 NJ L2 PISCATAWAY SCALE 2
88510279 Jul 24, 2026 NJ L3 SUMMIT DOT YARD 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88071156 Jun 8, 2026 NJ L2 1NKZXPEX1GJ115775 OOS
82680540 Sep 16, 2024 NJ L2 1NKZXPEX1GJ115775
82188779 Jul 19, 2024 NJ L2 1NKZXPEX1GJ115775 OOS
79406764 Aug 14, 2023 NJ L3 1NKZXPEX1GJ115775
79079813 Jul 6, 2023 NJ L2 1NKZXPEX1GJ115775 OOS

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