Roadside Inspection 88792957

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in Connecticut • Carrier: CITY OIL COMPANY INC (USDOT 537994) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
1
14% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88792957
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
7
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
MIDDLETOWN SCALE
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4700 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
BA85987 (CT)

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 24.

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
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.90 violations per inspection across 51 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Connecticut
7
Heavier than median (4)
Median of 2,338 Level 1 inspections in Connecticut during 2026
vs typical at MIDDLETOWN SCALE
7
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,880 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
7
6 more than the median (1)
Compared to 407,924 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)
44%
16 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
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
3 violations · 0 OOS · 0.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
16
20 violations · 0 OOS · 1.25 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 393.48A-BI-SA (Brake - Inoperative on a steering axle., severity weight 4). (393.48A-BI-SA)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5KKHAVDV4NPNG9655 CT BA85987 WESTERN STAR 4700 2022

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A-BI-SA Brake - Inoperative on a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.48A-BMBCBD Drum Brake - Missing/broken component(s). 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
392.8-D Driver - Failed to inspect /use emergency equipment. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 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
88748544 Aug 20, 2026 CT L3 CHESHIRE 1
88716743 Aug 17, 2026 CT L3 WATERFORD SCALE N/B 0
88543660 Jul 29, 2026 CT L2 FARMINGTON 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85105608 Jul 2, 2025 CT L2 5KKHAVDV4NPNG9655
82761347 Sep 26, 2024 CT L2 5KKHAVDV4NPNG9655
81763574 Jun 3, 2024 CT L2 5KKHAVDV4NPNG9655
78672283 May 19, 2023 CT L2 5KKHAVDV4NPNG9655

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