Roadside Inspection 88957760

Roadside inspection on Sep 10, 2026 in Connecticut • Carrier: H O PENN MACHINERY CO INC (USDOT 25027) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88957760
Date:
Sep 10, 2026
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BERLIN/KENSINGTON
Vehicle:
FORD F-600 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
BG67023 (CT)

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 3.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.27 violations per inspection across 81 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Connecticut
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 4,296 Level 2 inspections in Connecticut during 2026
vs typical at BERLIN/KENSINGTON
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 34 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 577,701 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)
73%
11 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
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
4 violations · 1 OOS · 2.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
7 violations · 2 OOS · 0.64 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 392.9A2-C (Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured., severity weight 1). (392.9A2-C)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDFF6LT9MDA15558 CT BG67023 FORD F-600 2021

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.95F Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
392.9A2-C Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured. 1 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
88935774 Sep 8, 2026 CT L2 NORTH HAVEN 4 OOS
88663203 Aug 11, 2026 CT L2 DANBURY SCALE 0

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