Roadside Inspection 88790604

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in Maine • Carrier: PENN TANK LINES INC (USDOT 264473) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88790604
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
Maine
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SIDNEY - SCALES
Carrier (USDOT):
PENN TANK LINES INC (264473)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AG95279 (PA)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 8.

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

Severity context

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

vs this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.88 violations per inspection across 1,001 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Maine
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 2,596 Level 1 inspections in Maine during 2026
vs typical at SIDNEY - SCALES
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 667 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 403,278 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)
65%
250 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
29
19 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
59
44 violations · 5 OOS · 0.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
250
175 violations · 21 OOS · 0.70 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR3LSMC4921 PA AG95279 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1E1H5Y2838RE43052 PA PT3176M EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. East Manufacturing Corp 2008

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 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
88811082 Aug 26, 2026 AL L2 FULTONDALE AL 1
88790310 Aug 25, 2026 AL L2 BIRMINGHAM AL 3
88797191 Aug 24, 2026 AL L2 LEIGHTON AL 2
88780104 Aug 24, 2026 PA L1 1
88769686 Aug 22, 2026 NJ L3 I-295 NB MP 35 CHERRY HILL TWP 1
88744238 Aug 20, 2026 NJ L2 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83738248 Jan 30, 2025 MA L1 3AKJHHDR3LSMC4921

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