Roadside Inspection 88810883

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in New Jersey • Carrier: STEPHENS PIPE & STEEL LLC (USDOT 280534) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88810883
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
New Jersey
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOWLTON SCALE
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A97991 (KY)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.88 violations per inspection across 604 prior records
vs Level 3 median in New Jersey
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 10,293 Level 3 inspections in New Jersey during 2026
vs typical at KNOWLTON SCALE
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,411 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 561,586 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
49%
167 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
18
13 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
41
40 violations · 3 OOS · 0.98 per inspection
Prior 365 days
167
144 violations · 29 OOS · 0.86 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPXDP9X3HD387965 KY A97991 PETERBILT 389 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 13N148202G1513268 KY 63388T FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 2016

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit. 4 Unsafe Driving

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
88834649 Aug 27, 2026 MO L2 FORISTELL MO 6 OOS
88822090 Aug 27, 2026 NC L3 MAGNOLIA NC 0
88818138 Aug 25, 2026 TN L3 CHATTANOOGA TN 1
88802035 Aug 24, 2026 WV L1 CAMP CREEK WV 1
88795817 Aug 24, 2026 MD L1 FREDERICK MD 1
88779436 Aug 23, 2026 AR L1 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
80617226 Jan 15, 2024 OH L3 1XPXDP9X3HD387965
80407456 Dec 10, 2023 IN L3 13N148202G1513268
80255729 Nov 27, 2023 OH L3 1XPXDP9X3HD387965
78602400 May 12, 2023 CT L3 13N148202G1513268

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