Roadside Inspection 89028053

Roadside inspection on Sep 16, 2026 in Maine • Carrier: R F CHAMBERLAND INC (USDOT 181788) • 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 #:
89028053
Date:
Sep 16, 2026
State:
Maine
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HOULTON ME
Carrier (USDOT):
R F CHAMBERLAND INC (181788)
Operating authority:
MC183237
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
926617 (ME)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 10.

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 0.66 violations per inspection across 174 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maine
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 3,435 Level 2 inspections in Maine during 2026

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 597,431 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
53%
43 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
7
3 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
13
12 violations · 3 OOS · 0.92 per inspection
Prior 365 days
43
43 violations · 5 OOS · 1.00 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9X1ND770891 ME 926617 PETERBILT 579 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTE533A4N3338962 ME 3327881 BENSON/WABASH Aluminium Flatbed 2022

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-HLLH Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam. 6 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
89026872 Sep 16, 2026 MD L2 PERRYVILLE MD 0
89003521 Sep 15, 2026 CA L2 VICTORVILLE AREA 0
88916286 Sep 4, 2026 MD L2 PARKTON MD 0
88836577 Aug 28, 2026 ME L2 PITTSFIELD - SCALES NB 1 OOS
88836377 Aug 28, 2026 ME L2 PITTSFIELD - SCALES NB 0
88796476 Aug 24, 2026 ME L1 OLD TOWN ME 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85178999 Jul 10, 2025 NC L3 1XPBDP9X1ND770891
80701745 Jan 24, 2024 WA L3 1XPBDP9X1ND770891
78398634 Apr 19, 2023 ME L1 1XPBDP9X1ND770891

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