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Roadside Inspection 89031700

Roadside inspection on Sep 18, 2026 in Maine • Carrier: BOLSTER'S RUBBISH REMOVAL LLC (USDOT 743331) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

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 #:
89031700
Date:
Sep 18, 2026
State:
Maine
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
196CQM (ME)

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 17.

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 1.19 violations per inspection across 90 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Maine
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 3,031 Level 1 inspections in Maine during 2026
vs typical at FAIRFEILD - SCALES (HINCKLEY)
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 192 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 451,301 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)
50%
18 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
3
4 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
10 violations · 1 OOS · 1.43 per inspection
Prior 365 days
18
18 violations · 2 OOS · 1.00 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 393.205A-WRBH (Wheel/Rim - Cracks between two holes., severity weight 2). (393.205A-WRBH)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FVACXDT9CHBN7242 ME 196CQM FREIGHTLINER M2 2012 —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.55D1-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck/bus manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.203B-CBP Cab and Body Parts - Cab/body mounts loose/broken/missing. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.205A-WRBH Wheel/Rim - Cracks between two holes. 2 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
89033204 Sep 18, 2026 ME L1 FAIRFEILD - SCALES (HINCKLEY) 2 —
89008930 Sep 16, 2026 ME L2 OLD TOWN - SCALES SB 1 —
88978007 Sep 10, 2026 ME L2 OLD TOWN ME 3 —
88956086 Sep 10, 2026 ME L1 PITTSFIELD - SCALES NB 0 —
88600527 Aug 4, 2026 ME L2 OLD TOWN - SCALES SB 4 —
88592707 Aug 3, 2026 ME L2 OLD TOWN - SCALES SB 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88178764 Jun 18, 2026 ME L2 1FVACXDT9CHBN7242 —
86370859 Nov 20, 2025 ME L2 1FVACXDT9CHBN7242 —

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89031878 Sep 18, 2026 SCOTT D ARNOLD 0 —
89010394 Sep 16, 2026 SULLIVAN TIRE CO INC 0 —
88994651 Sep 15, 2026 POLESTAR TRANSPORT INC 0 —