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Roadside Inspection 89052650

Roadside inspection on Sep 21, 2026 in Connecticut • Carrier: VTS TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 4403427) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89052650
Date:
Sep 21, 2026
State:
Connecticut
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UNION SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
VTS TRANSPORT LLC (4403427)
Operating authority:
MC1728845
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R862400 (TX)

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 16.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.00 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Connecticut
3
On par with median (3.5)
Median of 2,728 Level 1 inspections in Connecticut during 2026
vs typical at UNION SCALE
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,927 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 447,267 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)
45%
11 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
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
18 violations · 0 OOS · 4.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
22 violations · 1 OOS · 2.00 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.3× their typical violation rate (18 violations across 4 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 2.00 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 393.75A3-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 1XKYDP9XXNJ121365 TX R862400 KENWORTH T680 2022 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2536K6605107 TX 287C285 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2019 —

Violations Cited

3 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
393.55C1 Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 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
89066723 Sep 22, 2026 NJ L2 NJ 2 OOS
88791837 Aug 25, 2026 PA L3 UPPER MACUNGIE TOWNSHIP PA 2 —
88685215 Aug 11, 2026 TN L3 — 14 —
88631110 Aug 5, 2026 TX L2 — 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88685215 Aug 11, 2026 TN L3 1UYVS2536K6605107 —
88685215 Aug 11, 2026 TN L3 1XKYDP9XXNJ121365 —
86633437 Dec 18, 2025 TX L2 1XKYDP9XXNJ121365 —
84593176 May 3, 2025 TX L2 1XKYDP9XXNJ121365 —
83478231 Dec 23, 2024 LA L3 1XKYDP9XXNJ121365 —
83022302 Oct 22, 2024 NY L3 1UYVS2536K6605107 —
82486734 Aug 21, 2024 TX L1 1XKYDP9XXNJ121365 OOS
80549268 Dec 28, 2023 TX L2 1XKYDP9XXNJ121365 —

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