Roadside Inspection 88798981

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in Connecticut • Carrier: EASTERN DRAYAGE LLC (USDOT 2428546) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
19
OOS Violations
4
21% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88798981
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
19
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MONTVILLE
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
B409AA (NJ)

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 75.

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
19
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.96 violations per inspection across 369 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Connecticut
19
Heavier than median (4)
Median of 2,394 Level 1 inspections in Connecticut during 2026
vs typical at MONTVILLE
19
Heavier than station median (3)
Median of 69 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
19
18 more than the median (1)
Compared to 414,924 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)
23%
109 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
5
6 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
12
27 violations · 6 OOS · 2.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
109
343 violations · 44 OOS · 3.15 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 4V4NC9EH3FN157392 NJ B409AA VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2015
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS 197109L ME 3824084 Budd

Violations Cited

19 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LHWS Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LTSIR Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45D-BAAL Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance 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-ALATR Air Brake - Any leak from an air tank reservoir. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-OAL Other - Any air leak not attributed to the brake or suspension system. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11B-CSLRR Conspicuity Systems - Trailers, lower rear retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after December 1, 1993. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-CDHM Coupling - Horizontal movement between upper and lower halves exceeds 1/2 inch. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.23-LEU Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g., unplugged or looose pigtail). 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 1 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
88826190 Aug 27, 2026 CT L1 MIDDLETOWN SCALE 5
88823038 Aug 27, 2026 CT L1 GREENWICH SCALE 9 OOS
88693129 Aug 13, 2026 PA L3 2 OOS
88653743 Aug 10, 2026 CT L2 GREENWICH SCALE 1 OOS
88630330 Aug 4, 2026 TX L2 2
88609016 Aug 3, 2026 MD L2 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88426004 Jul 16, 2026 CT L1 4V4NC9EH3FN157392 OOS
83988746 Feb 28, 2025 CT L2 4V4NC9EH3FN157392 OOS
83765202 Jan 31, 2025 NJ L1 4V4NC9EH3FN157392
83290362 Nov 29, 2024 PA L3 4V4NC9EH3FN157392
80608053 Jan 12, 2024 PA L3 4V4NC9EH3FN157392
78954557 Jun 21, 2023 NY L2 4V4NC9EH3FN157392

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