Roadside Inspection 89040049

Roadside inspection on Sep 19, 2026 in Connecticut • Carrier: AMERICAN DREAM COACHES INC (USDOT 1462326) • Vehicle: VOLVO MOTOR COACH

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89040049
Date:
Sep 19, 2026
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
STRATFORD
Operating authority:
MC559717
Vehicle:
VOLVO BXXR MOTOR COACH
Plate:
F7311AA (NJ)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 7.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.06 violations per inspection across 52 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Connecticut
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 3,689 Level 3 inspections in Connecticut during 2026
vs typical at STRATFORD
1
Cleaner than station median (2)
Median of 99 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 616,088 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
50%
24 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
1
8 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
15 violations · 3 OOS · 2.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
24
41 violations · 4 OOS · 1.71 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.4× their typical violation rate (15 violations across 6 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.06 per inspection).

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 MOTOR COACH 3CET2W429S5219633 NJ F7311AA VOLVO BXXR 2025

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit. 7 Unsafe Driving

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
89021373 Sep 10, 2026 NY L3 BINGHAMTON NY 8 OOS
88645194 Aug 8, 2026 CT L3 MILFORD 1
88548585 Jul 29, 2026 NJ L1 SIX FLAGS GREAT ADVENTURE 0
88548104 Jul 29, 2026 NJ L1 SIX FLAGS GREAT ADVENTURE 2 OOS
88547204 Jul 29, 2026 NJ L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89021373 Sep 10, 2026 NY L3 3CET2W429S5219633 OOS

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