Roadside Inspection 88869007

Roadside inspection on Sep 1, 2026 in Vermont • Carrier: WESTERN MASSN ENVIRONMENTAL LLC (USDOT 1437235) • Vehicle: STERLING TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88869007
Date:
Sep 1, 2026
State:
Vermont
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HARTFORD
Vehicle:
STERLING TRUCK L9500 series STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Strg
Plate:
67133 (MA)

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 12.

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 Level 2 median in Vermont
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 1,960 Level 2 inspections in Vermont during 2026
vs typical at HARTFORD
3
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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 554,421 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
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 393.207C-SBML (Suspension - Broken main leaf spring., severity weight 7). (393.207C-SBML)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2FZHAZDE75AN67475 MA 67133 STERLING TRUCK
Ticket: Strg
L9500 series 2005

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207C-SBML Suspension - Broken main leaf spring. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.30-B Battery - Not protected. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. 2 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
88573061 Jul 31, 2026 MA L2 H-LUDLOW 2

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