Roadside Inspection 88854424

Roadside inspection on Aug 31, 2026 in Connecticut • Carrier: POTOF COMPANY LLC (USDOT 4468627) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
10
OOS Violations
2
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88854424
Date:
Aug 31, 2026
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
10
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MIDDLETOWN SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
POTOF COMPANY LLC (4468627)
Operating authority:
MC1763336
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT625 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XQ289879 (DE)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 61.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
10
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.44 violations per inspection across 18 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Connecticut
10
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 3,689 Level 3 inspections in Connecticut during 2026
vs typical at MIDDLETOWN SCALE
10
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,819 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
10
10 more than the median (0)
Compared to 615,095 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
11%
18 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
9 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
39 violations · 4 OOS · 4.88 per inspection
Prior 365 days
18
62 violations · 5 OOS · 3.44 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDZAPR2LN869171 DE XQ289879 INTERNATIONAL LT625 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR1P0625NT432765 TN 234452T GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2022

Violations Cited

10 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLIRP State/Local Laws - IRP apportioned tag or registration violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.207F-SDAS Suspension - Deflated air suspension. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.3A1-HOSPD HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time: 7 Hours of Service
395.3A2-HOSPD HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time: 7 Hours of Service
395.3AII Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty, off duty or sleeper berth period of at least 30 consecutive mniutes 7 Hours of Service
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55D1-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck/bus manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 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
89027645 Sep 16, 2026 TN L3 UNICOI TN 0
89016383 Sep 16, 2026 OR L2 LA GRANDE OR 2 OOS
88710565 Aug 14, 2026 FL L3 9
88538887 Jul 28, 2026 NC L3 1
88462020 Jul 20, 2026 IA L2 7 OOS
88419929 Jul 15, 2026 PA L2 4

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84748425 May 17, 2025 IN L3 1GR1P0625NT432765
83395431 Dec 11, 2024 FL L3 3HSDZAPR2LN869171
80672815 Jan 16, 2024 FL L2 3HSDZAPR2LN869171
79231817 Jul 21, 2023 FL L2 3HSDZAPR2LN869171

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