Roadside Inspection 89023387

Roadside inspection on Sep 15, 2026 in Maine • Carrier: MR BULT'S INC (USDOT 387102) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89023387
Date:
Sep 15, 2026
State:
Maine
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
OLD TOWN ME
Carrier (USDOT):
MR BULT'S INC (387102)
Operating authority:
MC290960
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 47X Chassis TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1284215 (IL)

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 27.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.26 violations per inspection across 3,133 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maine
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 3,435 Level 2 inspections in Maine during 2026
vs typical at OLD TOWN ME
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 106 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 597,431 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)
46%
636 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
51
75 violations · 7 OOS
Prior 90 days
179
281 violations · 31 OOS · 1.57 per inspection
Prior 365 days
636
836 violations · 86 OOS · 1.31 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJBPFM5SLVP7869 IL P1284215 WESTERN STAR 47X Chassis 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 2TVVF5348FD000481 ME 536682ST TITAN TRAILERS INC. 2015

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 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
89028714 Sep 17, 2026 MO L2 ST. LOUIS MO 0
89019165 Sep 17, 2026 AL L3 GULF SHORES AL 0
89026012 Sep 16, 2026 AZ L3 GILBERT AZ 1
89015391 Sep 16, 2026 AL L3 GADSDEN AL 1
89023362 Sep 15, 2026 AZ L2 PHOENIX AZ 3 OOS
89023138 Sep 15, 2026 AZ L2 PHOENIX AZ 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86965175 Feb 4, 2026 ME L3 5KJJBPFM5SLVP7869
85747081 Sep 10, 2025 ME L3 5KJJBPFM5SLVP7869
85255584 Jul 17, 2025 ME L2 5KJJBPFM5SLVP7869
84851223 Jun 3, 2025 ME L2 2TVVF5348FD000481
84784228 May 27, 2025 ME L1 2TVVF5348FD000481
84466618 Apr 22, 2025 ME L2 5KJJBPFM5SLVP7869
80886342 Feb 20, 2024 ME L2 2TVVF5348FD000481
78887341 Jun 13, 2023 ME L2 2TVVF5348FD000481 OOS

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