Roadside Inspection 88857785

Roadside inspection on Aug 31, 2026 in New Jersey • Carrier: MESSANO ASSOCIATES INC (USDOT 4329619) • Vehicle: STERLING TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88857785
Date:
Aug 31, 2026
State:
New Jersey
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NJ
Vehicle:
STERLING TRUCK Acterra STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Strg
Plate:
XE899V (NJ)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 6.

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 Level 3 median in New Jersey
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 10,548 Level 3 inspections in New Jersey during 2026
vs typical at NJ
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 16,743 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
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 568,192 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
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 391.41APC (Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency, severity weight 1). (391.41APC)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2FZACFCT65AU97803 NJ XE899V STERLING TRUCK
Ticket: Strg
Acterra 2005

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLML State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane. 5 Unsafe Driving
391.41APC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency 1 Driver Fitness OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

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