Roadside Inspection 88817399

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in Maine • Carrier: BRAUN'S EXPRESS INC (USDOT 58192) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88817399
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
Maine
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
AUGUSTA ME
Carrier (USDOT):
BRAUN'S EXPRESS INC (58192)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AZ953S (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 4.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.76 violations per inspection across 250 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Maine
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 2,841 Level 1 inspections in Maine during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
1
Same as 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)
62%
47 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
2
12 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
11
12 violations · 1 OOS · 1.09 per inspection
Prior 365 days
47
39 violations · 4 OOS · 0.83 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 393.45B2-BHTD (Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply., severity weight 4). (393.45B2-BHTD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHTDV9RDVA6021 NJ AZ953S FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR1A9629SD726567 NJ N90TBN GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2025

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 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
88827600 Aug 27, 2026 PA L1 LIGONIER TWP PA 0
88720283 Aug 17, 2026 IA L1 1
88638214 Aug 6, 2026 MA L5 S-EAST BOSTON 11 OOS
88459205 Jul 20, 2026 CT L1 UNION SCALE 0
88376677 Jul 10, 2026 PA L3 0
88350810 Jul 6, 2026 IL L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86790271 Jan 13, 2026 ME L2 3AKJHTDV9RDVA6021
81920767 Jun 18, 2024 ME L2 3AKJHTDV9RDVA6021

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