Roadside Inspection 88800298

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in Connecticut • Carrier: VSL LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 4130636) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88800298
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DANBURY SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
VSL LOGISTICS LLC (4130636)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
XSUT11 (NJ)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 6.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.08 violations per inspection across 24 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Connecticut
2
Cleaner than median (4)
Median of 2,290 Level 1 inspections in Connecticut during 2026
vs typical at DANBURY SCALE
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,382 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 403,278 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
46%
13 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
8 violations · 1 OOS · 2.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
16 violations · 4 OOS · 1.23 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.5× their typical violation rate (8 violations across 3 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.08 per inspection).

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FVACWDT7HHJE9831 NJ XSUT11 FREIGHTLINER M2 2017

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11A1-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) missing. 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
88747115 Aug 18, 2026 PA L3 0
88280666 Jun 30, 2026 CT L1 MIDDLETOWN SCALE 4

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