Roadside Inspection 88744238

Roadside inspection on Aug 20, 2026 in New Jersey • Carrier: PENN TANK LINES INC (USDOT 264473) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88744238
Date:
Aug 20, 2026
State:
New Jersey
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
NJ
Carrier (USDOT):
PENN TANK LINES INC (264473)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Oet
Plate:
AZ898T (NJ)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 12.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.88 violations per inspection across 997 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 NJ
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 16,565 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
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
65%
252 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
25
13 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
56
38 violations · 5 OOS · 0.68 per inspection
Prior 365 days
252
177 violations · 22 OOS · 0.70 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB9X3WN449169 NJ AZ898T PETERBILT
Ticket: Oet
379 1998
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5HTSA4325J7601161 PA PT244E4 HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL Heil Trailer International 2018

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLTL State/Local Laws - Misc. traffic law violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 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
88790604 Aug 25, 2026 ME L1 SIDNEY - SCALES 2
88790310 Aug 25, 2026 AL L2 BIRMINGHAM AL 3
88780104 Aug 24, 2026 PA L1 1
88769686 Aug 22, 2026 NJ L3 I-295 NB MP 35 CHERRY HILL TWP 1
88736375 Aug 19, 2026 NJ L2 0
88747083 Aug 18, 2026 PA L1 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83599940 Jan 13, 2025 NJ L1 1XP5DB9X3WN449169
83599940 Jan 13, 2025 NJ L1 5HTSA4325J7601161
79553927 Aug 30, 2023 NJ L2 1XP5DB9X3WN449169
79553927 Aug 30, 2023 NJ L2 5HTSA4325J7601161

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