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Roadside Inspection 88799403

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in New Jersey • Carrier: ESK TRUCKING COMPANY INC (USDOT 1356760) • 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 #:
88799403
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
New Jersey
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NJ
Operating authority:
MC717558
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AH36840 (PA)

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 16.

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 1.36 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 1 median in New Jersey
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,902 Level 1 inspections in New Jersey during 2026
vs typical at NJ
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 16,653 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 451,301 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)
17%
6 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
1
3 violations · 0 OOS · 3.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
6
9 violations · 1 OOS · 1.50 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 1XPBDP9X3JD448215 PA AH36840 PETERBILT 579 2018 —
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS 5EF2GC40X2B749613 ME 5532026 CHEETAH CHASSIS
Ticket: Ctic
CHEETAH CHASSIS 2002 —

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 —
393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 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-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 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
89075870 Sep 23, 2026 NJ L2 NJ 3 OOS
88802386 Aug 26, 2026 PA L1 PA 2 —
88510085 Jul 24, 2026 PA L3 — 3 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87338538 Mar 18, 2026 PA L2 1XPBDP9X3JD448215 OOS

Related records

Recent activity at NJ

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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89086578 Sep 24, 2026 ELY LOGISTICS LLC 0 —
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89086057 Sep 24, 2026 FERREIRA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC 6 OOS