Roadside Inspection 88794675

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in Connecticut • Carrier: 1-800-PACK-RAT LLC (USDOT 1534531) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK 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 #:
88794675
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MIDDLETOWN SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
1-800-PACK-RAT LLC (1534531)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T3 Series STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
VT6696 (NC)

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 12.

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 0.88 violations per inspection across 653 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Connecticut
4
On par with median (4)
Median of 2,290 Level 1 inspections in Connecticut during 2026
vs typical at MIDDLETOWN SCALE
4
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
4
3 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)
55%
192 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
12
5 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
52
72 violations · 8 OOS · 1.38 per inspection
Prior 365 days
192
191 violations · 25 OOS · 0.99 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2NKHHM7X2NM484963 NC VT6696 KENWORTH T3 Series 2022

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 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
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
88825099 Aug 27, 2026 NJ L3 CARNEYS POINT SCALE 0
88810509 Aug 24, 2026 CA L1 NIMITZ IF 3 OOS
88758049 Aug 21, 2026 MI L2 1
88712718 Aug 16, 2026 NJ L3 BEDMINSTER 1
88706904 Aug 13, 2026 TN L3 0
88705403 Aug 13, 2026 FL L3 0

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