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Roadside Inspection 89075442

Roadside inspection on Sep 23, 2026 in Connecticut • Carrier: MSM TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2557265) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
5
56% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89075442
Date:
Sep 23, 2026
State:
Connecticut
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UNION SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
MSM TRANSPORT LLC (2557265)
Operating authority:
MC891791
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
77440A (CT)

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 37.

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
9
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.71 violations per inspection across 158 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Connecticut
9
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 2,756 Level 1 inspections in Connecticut during 2026
vs typical at UNION SCALE
9
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,901 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
9
8 more than the median (1)
Compared to 449,299 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)
31%
36 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
6
7 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
9
17 violations · 1 OOS · 1.89 per inspection
Prior 365 days
36
66 violations · 7 OOS · 1.83 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 3AKJGLDR2HSHY4959 CT 77440A FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2017 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D6FL843403 ME 2667291 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2015 —

Violations Cited

9 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
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47A-BCFSBD Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47A-BCFSBD Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 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
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
88999726 Sep 15, 2026 VT L1 IRA RA 1 OOS
88967930 Sep 11, 2026 PA L2 NORTH EAST TOWNSHIP PA 2 —
89025168 Sep 10, 2026 NY L3 QUEENSBURY NY 0 —
88856392 Aug 31, 2026 VT L3 COLCHESTER NB WS 0 —
88854717 Aug 31, 2026 MA L3 H-CHELMSFORD 2 —
88780483 Aug 24, 2026 MA L3 H-CHARLTON 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84711994 May 13, 2025 NY L2 3AKJGLDR2HSHY4959 —
83832594 Feb 11, 2025 CT L2 1JJV532D6FL843403 OOS
83808071 Feb 7, 2025 MD L2 3AKJGLDR2HSHY4959 —
81245168 Mar 27, 2024 RI L3 3AKJGLDR2HSHY4959 —
79875346 Oct 3, 2023 WI L2 1JJV532D6FL843403 —

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