Roadside Inspection 88857378

Roadside inspection on Aug 31, 2026 in Connecticut • Carrier: CARPENTER'S MOTOR TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 86326) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88857378
Date:
Aug 31, 2026
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MIDDLETOWN SCALE
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT62F TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
38E70 (VT)

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 8.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 1.15 violations per inspection across 61 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Connecticut
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 4,082 Level 2 inspections in Connecticut during 2026
vs typical at MIDDLETOWN SCALE
1
On par with 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 2 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 552,108 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
56%
16 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
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
17 violations · 2 OOS · 4.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
16
20 violations · 3 OOS · 1.25 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 3.7× their typical violation rate (17 violations across 4 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.15 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-ATIS (Tire connected to an operable atis has a noticeable leak (e.g. can be heard or felt) specific to the tread area and atis is able to maintain inflation pressure gr, severity weight 8). (393.75A3-ATIS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDZAPR1SN223294 VT 38E70 INTERNATIONAL LT62F 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D6CL724519 ME 5162225 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2012

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-ATIS Tire connected to an operable atis has a noticeable leak (e.g. can be heard or felt) specific to the tread area and atis is able to maintain inflation pressure gr 8 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
88786266 Aug 25, 2026 VT L2 COLCHESTER NB WS 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87831882 May 13, 2026 VT L1 3HSDZAPR1SN223294
86871942 Jan 16, 2026 NY L3 3HSDZAPR1SN223294
86124079 Oct 16, 2025 NY L2 1JJV532D6CL724519
86124079 Oct 16, 2025 NY L2 3HSDZAPR1SN223294
85664719 Sep 3, 2025 CT L2 1JJV532D6CL724519
85381509 Jul 31, 2025 VT L2 3HSDZAPR1SN223294
84160776 Mar 12, 2025 NY L3 3HSDZAPR1SN223294

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