Roadside Inspection 88757864

Roadside inspection on Aug 21, 2026 in Vermont • Carrier: SURFACE CREATIONS OF VT LLC (USDOT 3076648) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88757864
Date:
Aug 21, 2026
State:
Vermont
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COVENTRY NB RA
Vehicle:
FORD E-450 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
SURFCE1 (NH)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 8.

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
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.58 violations per inspection across 45 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Vermont
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 1,330 Level 1 inspections in Vermont during 2026
vs typical at COVENTRY NB RA
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 152 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 399,035 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)
50%
18 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
2
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
4 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
18
26 violations · 4 OOS · 1.44 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 393.207A-STBW (Suspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly missing the rubber bushing or the rubber bushing is worn to the extent that the component can be moved by hand along the axis of the component., severity weight 7). (393.207A-STBW)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDXE4FN0RDD42205 NH SURFCE1 FORD E-450 2024

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207A-STBW Suspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly missing the rubber bushing or the rubber bushing is worn to the extent that the component can be moved by hand along the axis of the component. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
391.41A-MCPVI Medical (Certificate) - Operating a passenger-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state driver’s licensing agency when medical certification is required. 1 Driver Fitness 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
88743444 Aug 20, 2026 VT L3 0
88664006 Aug 11, 2026 VT L1 BARTON NB RA 1
88403684 Jul 14, 2026 VT L2 SPRINGFIELD NB WEIGH STATION 2
88237073 Jun 25, 2026 VT L1 WHITE RIVER NB RA 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87760495 May 4, 2026 VT L3 1FDXE4FN0RDD42205
87450473 Mar 31, 2026 VT L3 1FDXE4FN0RDD42205
84625476 May 7, 2025 VT L1 1FDXE4FN0RDD42205
84625438 May 6, 2025 VT L2 1FDXE4FN0RDD42205 OOS
84164372 Mar 18, 2025 VT L2 1FDXE4FN0RDD42205

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