Roadside Inspection 88790248

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in New Jersey • Carrier: D & A CONTRACTING LLC (USDOT 2406763) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
3
60% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88790248
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
New Jersey
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PISCATAWAY SCALE
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
AZ221N (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 25.

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 2.53 violations per inspection across 719 prior records
vs Level 2 median in New Jersey
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 12,259 Level 2 inspections in New Jersey during 2026
vs typical at PISCATAWAY SCALE
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,915 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 546,405 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)
26%
181 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
15
24 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
37
63 violations · 8 OOS · 1.70 per inspection
Prior 365 days
181
393 violations · 46 OOS · 2.17 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 1NKZXPTX6SJ145639 NJ AZ221N KENWORTH T880 2025

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-SLLEWG3 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - More than 5000 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
393.75G-TAOW Tires - All others, weight carried exceeds tire load limit. 3 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
88782583 Aug 24, 2026 PA L3 5 OOS
88776538 Aug 24, 2026 NJ L3 1
88744241 Aug 20, 2026 NJ L3 CASS ST / 129 SB 1
88734882 Aug 19, 2026 NJ L3 HOPE 1
88726806 Aug 18, 2026 NJ L2 SH56@GERSHEL AVE 0
88717328 Aug 17, 2026 NJ L3 HACKENSACK NJT TERMINAL 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87531915 Apr 2, 2026 NJ L3 1NKZXPTX6SJ145639
87449484 Mar 25, 2026 NJ L2 1NKZXPTX6SJ145639 OOS
85088881 Jun 27, 2025 NJ L3 1NKZXPTX6SJ145639
84984514 Jun 17, 2025 NJ L2 1NKZXPTX6SJ145639 OOS

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