Roadside Inspection 88790396

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in Maine • Carrier: ATLANTIC POWER CONSTRUCTORS LLC (USDOT 3913185) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88790396
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
Maine
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PITTSFIELD - SCALES NB
Vehicle:
FORD F-550 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
3231757 (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 10.

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 0.80 violations per inspection across 49 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Maine
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 2,596 Level 1 inspections in Maine during 2026
vs typical at PITTSFIELD - SCALES NB
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 670 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 399,035 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)
93%
14 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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
14
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.07 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (0 violations across 6 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.80 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 393.40F-BNPB (Brake - Inoperative or missing parking/emergency brake on power unit, severity weight 4). (393.40F-BNPB)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FD0W5HT5NEC71068 IN 3231757 FORD F-550 2022

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.40F-BNPB Brake - Inoperative or missing parking/emergency brake on power unit 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47A-BCFSHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Contaminated friction surface. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-HWSL HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking. 2 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
88806847 Aug 26, 2026 ME L1 OLD TOWN - SCALES SB 1
88792248 Aug 25, 2026 ME L1 PITTSFIELD - SCALES NB 1 OOS
88701894 Aug 14, 2026 ME L1 PITTSFIELD - SCALES NB 0
88668724 Aug 11, 2026 ME L3 SKOWHEGAN 0
88550216 Jul 29, 2026 ME L2 OLD TOWN - SCALES SB 0
88270850 Jun 29, 2026 ME L1 ROCKPORT 0

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