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Roadside Inspection 88942290

Roadside inspection on Sep 9, 2026 in New Jersey • Carrier: TBT EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3438586) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88942290
Date:
Sep 9, 2026
State:
New Jersey
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NJ
Carrier (USDOT):
TBT EXPRESS INC (3438586)
Operating authority:
MC1116144
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1312068 (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 17.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.23 violations per inspection across 99 prior records
vs Level 1 median in New Jersey
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,948 Level 1 inspections in New Jersey during 2026
vs typical at NJ
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 16,926 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 454,059 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)
42%
89 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
10
11 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
31
36 violations · 8 OOS · 1.16 per inspection
Prior 365 days
89
99 violations · 18 OOS · 1.11 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR0RSLK4580 IL P1312068 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532KXRS259448 TN 456187T HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2024 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.48A-BMBCAD Air Disc Brake - Missing/broken component(s). 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.28-WS-6 Wiring Systems - Bare, loose, dangling, chafing or poorly connected wires. 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.11A1-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp missing. 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
89110952 Sep 26, 2026 NC L2 ROCKY MOUNT NC 0 —
89097810 Sep 25, 2026 NC L3 WINSTON SALEM NC 0 —
89004518 Sep 15, 2026 CA L1 DONNER PASS IF 0 —
89002465 Sep 15, 2026 AR L3 VAN BUREN AR 0 —
88934382 Sep 8, 2026 KY L3 LONDON KY 1 —
88889621 Sep 1, 2026 US L3 POST FALLS ID 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88833808 Aug 27, 2026 PA L1 3H3V532KXRS259448 —
85800770 Sep 15, 2025 MS L1 3AKJHHDR0RSLK4580 —
83846084 Feb 10, 2025 CO L3 3AKJHHDR0RSLK4580 —

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