Roadside Inspection 88867735

Roadside inspection on Sep 1, 2026 in Maine • Carrier: DEAD RIVER COMPANY LLC (USDOT 164906) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88867735
Date:
Sep 1, 2026
State:
Maine
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
TOPSFIELD
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL MA025 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
307CQN (ME)

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 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.48 violations per inspection across 336 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Maine
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 2,860 Level 1 inspections in Maine during 2026
vs typical at TOPSFIELD
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 33 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 418,475 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)
83%
113 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
13
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
31
8 violations · 2 OOS · 0.26 per inspection
Prior 365 days
113
30 violations · 5 OOS · 0.27 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 393.45B2-BHTD (Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply., severity weight 4). (393.45B2-BHTD)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1HTMMMMN9GH181181 ME 307CQN INTERNATIONAL MA025 2016

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1-BALR Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test. 4 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
88834871 Aug 27, 2026 ME L1 SIDNEY ME 0
88825991 Aug 27, 2026 MA L1 H-ROWLEY 0
88804886 Aug 26, 2026 ME L1 ELLSWORTH 0
88801396 Aug 26, 2026 ME L1 OLD TOWN - SCALES SB 4 OOS
88798697 Aug 25, 2026 ME L1 0
88793595 Aug 25, 2026 ME L1 FARMINGTON 0

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