Roadside Inspection 88789968

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in New Jersey • Carrier: VALIANT CONTRACTING LLC (USDOT 2343046) • Vehicle: MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88789968
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
New Jersey
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PISCATAWAY SCALE
Vehicle:
MACK Granite STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
AW640M (NJ)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 23.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 2.03 violations per inspection across 398 prior records
vs Level 2 median in New Jersey
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 12,126 Level 2 inspections in New Jersey during 2026
vs typical at PISCATAWAY SCALE
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,914 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 540,806 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
18%
132 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
13
17 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
38
69 violations · 10 OOS · 1.82 per inspection
Prior 365 days
132
274 violations · 30 OOS · 2.08 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 393.75G-TAOW (Tires - All others, weight carried exceeds tire load limit., severity weight 3). (393.75G-TAOW)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1M2GR4GC3LM016424 NJ AW640M MACK Granite 2020

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - More than 5000 lbs over on an axle/axle groups. 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 1-2500 lbs over on allowable gross weight. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.75G-TAOW Tires - All others, weight carried exceeds tire load limit. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75G-TAOW Tires - All others, weight carried exceeds tire load limit. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2-SLLMF State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective. 1 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
88793783 Aug 25, 2026 NJ L2 JERSEY GARDENS MALL 5
88787580 Aug 25, 2026 NJ L2 PISCATAWAY SCALE 4 OOS
88779137 Aug 24, 2026 NJ L3 CASS ST / 129 SB 1
88765914 Aug 22, 2026 NJ L3 FIRST STUDENT 1
88746391 Aug 20, 2026 NJ L3 1
88743552 Aug 19, 2026 NJ L2 JERSEY GARDENS MALL 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87933148 May 22, 2026 NJ L3 1M2GR4GC3LM016424
85669873 Aug 29, 2025 NJ L2 1M2GR4GC3LM016424 OOS
83689684 Jan 23, 2025 NJ L3 1M2GR4GC3LM016424
83618601 Jan 16, 2025 CT L3 1M2GR4GC3LM016424
82929512 Oct 15, 2024 NJ L2 1M2GR4GC3LM016424
81874500 Jun 12, 2024 NJ L2 1M2GR4GC3LM016424 OOS
79639128 Sep 11, 2023 NJ L2 1M2GR4GC3LM016424

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