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Roadside Inspection 89002179

Roadside inspection on Sep 15, 2026 in Massachusetts • Carrier: PALMER TREE SERVICES INC (USDOT 3461452) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89002179
Date:
Sep 15, 2026
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
H-BOLTON
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL 4700 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
W78698 (MA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 32.

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 Level 2 median in Massachusetts
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 3,516 Level 2 inspections in Massachusetts during 2026
vs typical at H-BOLTON
4
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 61 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 602,863 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
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 383.23A2-LCDL (Endorsements - (CDL) - Operate a CMV without proper endorsements on operators license., severity weight 8). (383.23A2-LCDL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1HTSCAAM2SH650608 MA W78698 INTERNATIONAL 4700 1995 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4RWBE2022RH050928 MA TZ29566 RICE TRAILERS
Ticket: Rich
Rice Trailers 2024 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23A2-LCDL Endorsements - (CDL) - Operate a CMV without proper endorsements on operators license. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
392.2-SLL State/Local Laws - 8 Unsafe Driving —
392.2-SLL State/Local Laws - 8 Unsafe Driving —
392.2-SLL State/Local Laws - 8 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
88718879 Aug 17, 2026 MA L2 H-STONEHAM 10 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88718879 Aug 17, 2026 MA L2 4RWBE2022RH050928 OOS
84155334 Mar 18, 2025 MA L2 1HTSCAAM2SH650608 OOS
83423487 Dec 18, 2024 MA L3 4RWBE2022RH050928 OOS

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