Roadside Inspection 88789889

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in Connecticut • Carrier: CHARLES SOUND LLC (USDOT 2812449) • Vehicle: HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88789889
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MIDDLETOWN SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
CHARLES SOUND LLC (2812449)
Vehicle:
HINO Conventional Type Truck STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
5380103 (NH)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 0.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.68 violations per inspection across 104 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Connecticut
1
Cleaner than median (4)
Median of 2,253 Level 1 inspections in Connecticut during 2026
vs typical at MIDDLETOWN SCALE
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 1,873 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 399,035 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
33%
33 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
7 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
13 violations · 1 OOS · 1.63 per inspection
Prior 365 days
33
59 violations · 7 OOS · 1.79 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5PVNJ8JV7L5S79515 NH 5380103 HINO Conventional Type Truck 2020

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
390.19B2-BIENNIAL Motor Carrier failed to file biennial FMCSA registration update as required. General/Admin

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
88789981 Aug 25, 2026 CT L1 MIDDLETOWN SCALE 2
88759476 Aug 21, 2026 VT L3 PUTNEY SB RA 0
88744303 Aug 20, 2026 VT L2 BRADFORD 1
88613021 Aug 5, 2026 MA L1 H-DEDHAM 6 OOS
88471478 Jul 21, 2026 CT L2 GREENWICH 5
88454132 Jul 18, 2026 MA L3 H-LONGMEADOW 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87972874 May 28, 2026 CT L2 5PVNJ8JV7L5S79515
87076252 Feb 18, 2026 MA L2 5PVNJ8JV7L5S79515
86901873 Jan 28, 2026 CT L3 5PVNJ8JV7L5S79515
86454975 Dec 2, 2025 CT L2 5PVNJ8JV7L5S79515
84897537 Jun 3, 2025 NY L3 5PVNJ8JV7L5S79515
84116304 Mar 11, 2025 MA L3 5PVNJ8JV7L5S79515 OOS
82211779 Jul 25, 2024 MA L3 5PVNJ8JV7L5S79515
80588183 Jan 9, 2024 NY L2 5PVNJ8JV7L5S79515

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