Roadside Inspection 88827002

Roadside inspection on Aug 27, 2026 in Massachusetts • Carrier: TIMBERLINE COMMUNICATIONS INC (USDOT 3041324) • Vehicle: CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88827002
Date:
Aug 27, 2026
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
H-ROWLEY
Vehicle:
CHEVROLET 5500XD STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
W82803 (MA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 10.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.57 violations per inspection across 40 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Massachusetts
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 2,186 Level 1 inspections in Massachusetts during 2026
vs typical at H-ROWLEY
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 828 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 407,924 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)
0%
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
2
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
12 violations · 4 OOS · 2.40 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
26 violations · 6 OOS · 2.00 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 395.8A1-HOSP (HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed., severity weight 5). (395.8A1-HOSP)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK JALEEW165N7306721 MA W82803 CHEVROLET 5500XD 2022

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
391.41A-MCPC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without possessing a valid medical certificate. 1 Driver Fitness 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
88779386 Aug 24, 2026 ME L3 PITTSFIELD - SCALES NB 1 OOS
88735571 Aug 19, 2026 MA L1 H-ROWLEY 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88779386 Aug 24, 2026 ME L3 JALEEW165N7306721 OOS
88735571 Aug 19, 2026 MA L1 JALEEW165N7306721
82918108 Oct 15, 2024 MA L3 JALEEW165N7306721

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