Roadside Inspection 89030194

Roadside inspection on Sep 17, 2026 in Connecticut • Carrier: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION (USDOT 86876) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89030194
Date:
Sep 17, 2026
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UNION SCALE
Operating authority:
MC66562
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
2127751 (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 15.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 0.86 violations per inspection across 26,587 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Connecticut
5
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 2,667 Level 1 inspections in Connecticut during 2026
vs typical at UNION SCALE
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,925 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 443,839 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
53%
10053 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
853
861 violations · 121 OOS
Prior 90 days
2204
1983 violations · 319 OOS · 0.90 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10053
9472 violations · 1448 OOS · 0.94 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGBDV2HSHY2989 IN 2127751 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2017

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
89040848 Sep 19, 2026 NC L3 LEXINGTON NC 0
89040832 Sep 19, 2026 NJ L1 US72/US9 5 OOS
89040748 Sep 19, 2026 NM L3 NM 1
89040667 Sep 19, 2026 MS L1 1 -00 BOVINA EAST MS 0
89040641 Sep 19, 2026 NV L3 REGION 3 0
89040120 Sep 18, 2026 TN L3 MOUNT JULIET TN 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85083922 Jun 28, 2025 CT L2 3AKJGBDV2HSHY2989

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