Roadside Inspection 88967827

Roadside inspection on Sep 11, 2026 in New Jersey • Carrier: ARCTIC EXPRESS INC (USDOT 193073) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88967827
Date:
Sep 11, 2026
State:
New Jersey
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PISCATAWAY SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
ARCTIC EXPRESS INC (193073)
Operating authority:
MC155529
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PWY3267 (OH)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 30.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.85 violations per inspection across 175 prior records
vs Level 2 median in New Jersey
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 12,934 Level 2 inspections in New Jersey during 2026
vs typical at PISCATAWAY SCALE
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,091 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
5
4 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)
31%
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
4
11 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
11
17 violations · 2 OOS · 1.55 per inspection
Prior 365 days
42
52 violations · 5 OOS · 1.24 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 395.8E1PC-OOS (HOS - False record of duty status driver improperly used Personal Conveyance, severity weight 7). (395.8E1PC-OOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9TH2NN295958 OH PWY3267 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0620HB701881 ME 5583353 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2017

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLTL State/Local Laws - Misc. traffic law violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
395.8E1PC HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - NON–OOS 7 Hours of Service
395.8E1PC-OOS HOS - False record of duty status driver improperly used Personal Conveyance 7 Hours of Service OOS
393.55D2-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 2001 for towed vehicle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 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
88890306 Sep 1, 2026 OH L2 RAVENNA OH 7
88877906 Aug 31, 2026 OH L1 HUBBARD OH 3
88851820 Aug 30, 2026 KY L2 MOREHEAD KY 1
88835607 Aug 28, 2026 NC L2 WYTHEVILLE NC 0
88668947 Aug 11, 2026 PA L2 1
88647916 Aug 7, 2026 MD L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86655934 Dec 26, 2025 OH L2 1GRAA0620HB701881
83619912 Jan 13, 2025 OH L2 4V4NC9TH2NN295958
83309486 Nov 30, 2024 NC L2 1GRAA0620HB701881
79247986 Jul 25, 2023 PA L3 1GRAA0620HB701881
78837376 Jun 7, 2023 US L1 4V4NC9TH2NN295958

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