Roadside Inspection 88797377

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in New Jersey • Carrier: COWAN SYSTEMS LLC (USDOT 548880) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88797377
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
New Jersey
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CARNEYS POINT SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
COWAN SYSTEMS LLC (548880)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Pbt
Plate:
3095482 (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 15.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.82 violations per inspection across 3,412 prior records
vs Level 1 median in New Jersey
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 9,955 Level 1 inspections in New Jersey during 2026
vs typical at CARNEYS POINT SCALE
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 2,156 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
5
4 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)
52%
928 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
66
52 violations · 7 OOS
Prior 90 days
183
158 violations · 26 OOS · 0.86 per inspection
Prior 365 days
928
838 violations · 135 OOS · 0.90 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

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9XXMD731554 IN 3095482 PETERBILT
Ticket: Pbt
579 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D9JL053831 ME 2463321 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2018

Violations Cited

5 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
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 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
88836276 Aug 28, 2026 ME L3 PITTSFIELD - SCALES NB 0
88832680 Aug 26, 2026 AZ L1 GOLDEN VALLEY AZ 1
88821101 Aug 26, 2026 PA L3 GREENWICH TOWNSHIP PA 1
88804875 Aug 26, 2026 NC L2 SOUTHERN PINES NC 1 OOS
88824009 Aug 25, 2026 LA L3 CHOUDRANT LA 2
88817870 Aug 25, 2026 MD L1 PERRYVILLE MD 6 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83423801 Dec 18, 2024 MD L3 1XPBDP9XXMD731554
82791110 Sep 30, 2024 MD L2 1XPBDP9XXMD731554

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