Roadside Inspection 88868264

Roadside inspection on Sep 1, 2026 in Vermont • Carrier: SGS TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 4218399) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
3
60% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88868264
Date:
Sep 1, 2026
State:
Vermont
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HARTFORD
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1XT544 (RI)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 19.

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
5
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 8.00 violations per inspection across 13 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Vermont
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 1,960 Level 2 inspections in Vermont during 2026
vs typical at HARTFORD
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 162 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 556,902 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)
0%
6 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
4
24 violations · 4 OOS · 6.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
6
34 violations · 5 OOS · 5.67 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 393.9A-LSLIWR (Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLIWR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9GH25N386089 RI 1XT544 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2005
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1F9FGW9T6JM063848 ME 69683 FORSYTHE & DOWIS RIDES, INC.
Ticket: Other
Gravitron 2018

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLIFTA State/Local Laws - State tax/International Fuel Tax (IFTA) violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
391.11B2-Q Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record. 4 Driver Fitness OOS
392.9A2-C Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured. 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
390.21TB2-DOT Operate a CMV without USDOT number displayed. Must be preceded by the letters "USDOT". General/Admin

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
88879127 Sep 2, 2026 ME L3 5 OOS
88868037 Sep 1, 2026 VT L1 VT 6 OOS
88426438 Jul 15, 2026 ME L1 2 OOS
88413871 Jul 14, 2026 ME L1 8 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88043140 Jun 4, 2026 ME L2 4V4NC9GH25N386089 OOS
85619761 Aug 26, 2025 VT L1 1F9FGW9T6JM063848 OOS
85619761 Aug 26, 2025 VT L1 4V4NC9GH25N386089 OOS

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