Roadside Inspection 88961225

Roadside inspection on Sep 10, 2026 in Connecticut • Carrier: TIPTON TRUCKING CO INC (USDOT 282773) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88961225
Date:
Sep 10, 2026
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BRANFORD
Operating authority:
MC158105
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AG27158 (PA)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 9.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above 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 1.43 violations per inspection across 155 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 BRANFORD
2
On par with station median (2)
Median of 259 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
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
43%
42 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
5
9 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
16 violations · 3 OOS · 2.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
42
73 violations · 9 OOS · 1.74 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DBPX46N891152 PA AG27158 PETERBILT 379 2006
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1RNF48A264R009961 PA PT047Y3 REITNOUER INC
Ticket: Rntr
Reitnouer Inc 2004

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2-SLLLR State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation. 3 Unsafe Driving

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
88910366 Sep 3, 2026 NH L3 1
88876068 Aug 31, 2026 MD L2 PERRYVILLE MD 7 OOS
88874554 Aug 31, 2026 MD L3 FREDERICK MD 0
88798283 Aug 25, 2026 VA L3 PETERSBURG VA 0
88751443 Aug 18, 2026 PA L1 1

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