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Roadside Inspection 88921661

Roadside inspection on Sep 7, 2026 in Massachusetts • Carrier: SMS TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 4321687) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88921661
Date:
Sep 7, 2026
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
H-LEE
Carrier (USDOT):
SMS TRUCKING LLC (4321687)
Operating authority:
MC1686242
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
APPLIED (IL)

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 4.

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 this carrier's typical
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.67 violations per inspection across 15 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Massachusetts
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 9,430 Level 3 inspections in Massachusetts during 2026
vs typical at H-LEE
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 682 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
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 634,930 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
47%
15 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
2
9 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
15 violations · 2 OOS · 2.14 per inspection
Prior 365 days
15
25 violations · 2 OOS · 1.67 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 393.45B2-BHTD (Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply., severity weight 4). (393.45B2-BHTD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR8PSNV1173 IL APPLIED FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D0LL159474 TN 003516T WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2020 —

Violations Cited

1 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

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
88975821 Sep 11, 2026 US L3 PHILADELPHIA PA 0 —
88928717 Sep 7, 2026 NM L2 NM 1 —
88837140 Aug 28, 2026 IA L2 IA 6 OOS
88681817 Aug 11, 2026 IL L2 — 3 —
88622729 Aug 5, 2026 NM L2 — 0 —
88613144 Aug 4, 2026 ID L2 — 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86062792 Oct 14, 2025 CO L3 3AKJHHDR8PSNV1173 —
82668606 Sep 13, 2024 LA L3 3AKJHHDR8PSNV1173 —

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