Roadside Inspection 88780833

Roadside inspection on Aug 24, 2026 in Connecticut • Carrier: BOZZUTO'S INC (USDOT 57911) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88780833
Date:
Aug 24, 2026
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MIDDLETOWN SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
BOZZUTO'S INC (57911)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
79045A (CT)

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 14.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.04 violations per inspection across 212 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Connecticut
3
Cleaner than median (4)
Median of 2,338 Level 1 inspections in Connecticut during 2026
vs typical at MIDDLETOWN SCALE
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,839 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
3
2 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)
55%
53 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
3
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
7 violations · 1 OOS · 0.88 per inspection
Prior 365 days
53
33 violations · 3 OOS · 0.62 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-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9X5RD686837 CT 79045A PETERBILT 579 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV482B4JL074231 CT AJ72187 WABASH VANS Refrigerated Van 2018

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.55D2-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 2001 for towed vehicle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 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
88824205 Aug 27, 2026 CT L1 DANBURY SCALE 2
88793785 Aug 25, 2026 NJ L2 NJ 1
88687949 Aug 13, 2026 CT L3 MIDDLETOWN SCALE 0
88664820 Aug 11, 2026 CT L2 UNION SCALE 2
88664546 Aug 11, 2026 CT L2 DANBURY SCALE 1
88436865 Jul 17, 2026 CT L2 GREENWICH SCALE 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86580135 Dec 15, 2025 MA L3 1XPBDP9X5RD686837
85267909 Jul 14, 2025 NY L3 1JJV482B4JL074231
82709463 Sep 20, 2024 CT L3 1XPBDP9X5RD686837
78815845 Jun 6, 2023 CT L3 1JJV482B4JL074231

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