Roadside Inspection 88790625

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in Connecticut • Carrier: ZMK EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2564659) • Vehicle: HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88790625
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BRANFORD
Carrier (USDOT):
ZMK EXPRESS LLC (2564659)
Vehicle:
HINO Conventional Type Truck STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
XSSY22 (NJ)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 22.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.60 violations per inspection across 129 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Connecticut
4
On par with median (4)
Median of 2,253 Level 1 inspections in Connecticut during 2026
vs typical at BRANFORD
4
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 256 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
4
3 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)
40%
25 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
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
10 violations · 0 OOS · 1.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
25
40 violations · 3 OOS · 1.60 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 395.8A1-HOSP (HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed., severity weight 5). (395.8A1-HOSP)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5PVNJ8JTXJ4S58482 NJ XSSY22 HINO Conventional Type Truck 2018

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.11A1-LCHL Lighting - Lamps improper color, height, location. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11A1-LCHL Lighting - Lamps improper color, height, location. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service OOS
395.8F1-HOSM HOS (Manner) - Driver's record of duty status not current to the time shown for last change of duty status. Date and Time: 5 Hours of Service

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
88756601 Aug 21, 2026 ME L3 PITTSFIELD - SCALES NB 0
88634687 Aug 7, 2026 CT L1 DANBURY SCALE 3
88567313 Jul 30, 2026 PA L3 0
88306874 Jul 2, 2026 MA L1 H-DEERFIELD 2
88294892 Jul 1, 2026 CT L3 STRATFORD 2
88290572 Jul 1, 2026 CT L1 WATERFORD SCALE N/B 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87356114 Feb 24, 2026 NJ L1 5PVNJ8JTXJ4S58482
86895010 Jan 27, 2026 CT L3 5PVNJ8JTXJ4S58482
86022947 Oct 10, 2025 MD L3 5PVNJ8JTXJ4S58482
85435612 Aug 7, 2025 MD L2 5PVNJ8JTXJ4S58482
83979512 Feb 26, 2025 US L1 5PVNJ8JTXJ4S58482
83605780 Jan 15, 2025 CT L3 5PVNJ8JTXJ4S58482
83456423 Dec 18, 2024 NY L2 5PVNJ8JTXJ4S58482
82662668 Sep 16, 2024 CT L1 5PVNJ8JTXJ4S58482 OOS

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