Roadside Inspection 88824869

Roadside inspection on Aug 27, 2026 in Massachusetts • Carrier: ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 905572) • Vehicle: NEW FLYER BUS

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L5
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88824869
Date:
Aug 27, 2026
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
S-BRAINTREE
Carrier (USDOT):
ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC (905572)
Vehicle:
NEW FLYER Low Floor BUS
Ticket make:
Nwfl
Plate:
P1279263 (IL)

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 6.

Compared to the median Level 5 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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.29 violations per inspection across 1,224 prior records
vs Level 5 median in Massachusetts
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 1,180 Level 5 inspections in Massachusetts during 2026
vs typical at S-BRAINTREE
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 64 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 5 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 35,472 Level 5 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 3.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 5 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
81%
360 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
16
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
118
46 violations · 7 OOS · 0.39 per inspection
Prior 365 days
360
123 violations · 15 OOS · 0.34 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 393.209D-STBSP (Steering - Ball and socket joint has movement greater than 1/8 inch measured with hand pressure., severity weight 6). (393.209D-STBSP)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 BUS 2FYD4FV14AE037584 IL P1279263 NEW FLYER
Ticket: Nwfl
Low Floor 2010

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.209D-STBSP Steering - Ball and socket joint has movement greater than 1/8 inch measured with hand pressure. 6 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
88825017 Aug 27, 2026 MA L5 S-BRAINTREE 0
88824840 Aug 27, 2026 MA L5 S-BRAINTREE 1
88806197 Aug 26, 2026 NJ L1 LIBERTY STATE PARK 1
88804949 Aug 26, 2026 NJ L1 LIBERTY STATE PARK 0
88804904 Aug 26, 2026 NJ L1 LIBERTY STATE PARK 0
88776779 Aug 22, 2026 NY L3 0

Related records

Recent activity at S-BRAINTREE

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
88825017 Aug 27, 2026 ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 0
88824840 Aug 27, 2026 ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 1
88780380 Aug 24, 2026 LOCAL MOTION INC 4
88780368 Aug 24, 2026 LOCAL MOTION INC 1
88780141 Aug 24, 2026 LOCAL MOTION INC 3
88689970 Aug 13, 2026 ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC 0