Roadside Inspection 88786435

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in Vermont • Carrier: DS SERVICES OF AMERICA INC (USDOT 155682) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88786435
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
Vermont
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COLCHESTER NB WS
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
2953398 (IN)

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 20.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.01 violations per inspection across 1,826 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Vermont
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 1,362 Level 1 inspections in Vermont during 2026
vs typical at COLCHESTER NB WS
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 318 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
5
4 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)
50%
503 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
36
41 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
103
119 violations · 9 OOS · 1.16 per inspection
Prior 365 days
503
528 violations · 54 OOS · 1.05 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 393.75A1-TFBMF (Tires - Front, belt material/casing ply showing in tread area., severity weight 8). (393.75A1-TFBMF)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALACXDT4DDFG0967 IN 2953398 FREIGHTLINER M2 2013

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A1-TFBMF Tires - Front, belt material/casing ply showing in tread area. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 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
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
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
88820120 Aug 26, 2026 SC L1 CLINTON SC 2
88809780 Aug 26, 2026 MS L2 0
88811246 Aug 25, 2026 ID L1 AMERICAN FALLS ID 2
88785645 Aug 24, 2026 PA L3 MOUNT CARMEL TOWNSHIP PA 1
88773643 Aug 21, 2026 TX L2 5 OOS
88759050 Aug 20, 2026 NV L2 2

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