Roadside Inspection 88764222

Roadside inspection on Aug 20, 2026 in Maine • Carrier: EWE LINES LLC (USDOT 4496733) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
11
OOS Violations
4
36% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88764222
Date:
Aug 20, 2026
State:
Maine
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
11
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
YORK ME
Carrier (USDOT):
EWE LINES LLC (4496733)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AZ930S (NJ)

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 47.

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
11
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 4.73 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Maine
11
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 2,596 Level 1 inspections in Maine during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
11
10 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)
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
2
14 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
43 violations · 3 OOS · 7.17 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
52 violations · 4 OOS · 4.73 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 393.9A-LSLIWR (Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLIWR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9TG7DN132261 NJ AZ930S VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2013
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1AJCG4029WH004437 ME 5293765 HERCULES AJAX 2028

Violations Cited

11 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.11A1-LCHL Lighting - Lamps improper color, height, location. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LHLI Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.52A-B Insufficient Braking Force as a Percentage of Gross Vehicle Weight or Gross Combination Weight 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
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-F Fuel - Dripping leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
88790578 Aug 25, 2026 CT L1 UNION SCALE 1
88756859 Aug 21, 2026 CT L2 DANBURY SCALE 2
88762831 Aug 20, 2026 ME L3 1
88736803 Aug 19, 2026 NJ L1 GREENWICH SCALE EB 14 OOS
88718470 Aug 17, 2026 NJ L2 GREENWICH SCALE EB 0
88303969 Jul 2, 2026 CT L2 GREENWICH SCALE 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88762831 Aug 20, 2026 ME L3 1AJCG4029WH004437
88762831 Aug 20, 2026 ME L3 4V4NC9TG7DN132261
87012008 Feb 4, 2026 NY L2 1AJCG4029WH004437

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