Roadside Inspection 89023030

Roadside inspection on Sep 15, 2026 in Maine • Carrier: PAM TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 179752) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89023030
Date:
Sep 15, 2026
State:
Maine
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
AUGUSTA ME
Carrier (USDOT):
PAM TRANSPORT INC (179752)
Operating authority:
MC150496
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3759742 (IN)

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 6.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.58 violations per inspection across 4,639 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maine
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 3,448 Level 2 inspections in Maine during 2026
vs typical at AUGUSTA ME
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 54 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 598,525 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
64%
1425 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
119
65 violations · 15 OOS
Prior 90 days
297
176 violations · 44 OOS · 0.59 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1425
898 violations · 172 OOS · 0.63 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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X7TD781051 IN 3759742 PETERBILT 579 2026
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAP0625FD454535 IN P811361 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1985

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 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
89042132 Sep 18, 2026 MD L2 CLARKSBURG MD 1 OOS
89038924 Sep 17, 2026 TN L1 WILDERSVILLE TN 0
89031959 Sep 17, 2026 TN L3 MARTIN TN 0
89031940 Sep 17, 2026 US L1 LAREDO TX 0
89028953 Sep 17, 2026 NM L1 NM 1
89016064 Sep 17, 2026 MS L1 0

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