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Roadside Inspection 89100031

Roadside inspection on Sep 25, 2026 in Massachusetts • Carrier: VIKING TOWING LLC (USDOT 4144712) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
3
60% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89100031
Date:
Sep 25, 2026
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
H-WESTON
Carrier (USDOT):
VIKING TOWING LLC (4144712)
Operating authority:
MC1589874
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
X68079 (MA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 23.

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 2.06 violations per inspection across 31 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Massachusetts
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 2,627 Level 1 inspections in Massachusetts during 2026
vs typical at H-WESTON
5
Heavier than station median (1.5)
Median of 536 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 454,059 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)
15%
13 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 · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
7 violations · 2 OOS · 1.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
23 violations · 5 OOS · 1.77 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 393.100B-C (Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV., severity weight 7). (393.100B-C)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FD8X3HT6TEC78953 MA X68079 FORD F-350 2026 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4B9CB6L26S2149050 MA TZ8049B BUCKEYE
Ticket: Btfc
Buckeye 2025 —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.100B-C Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.43C-BVTV Brake - Vacuum, towing vehicle unable to actuate trailer parking/emergency brakes manually. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.43D-B Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly. 4 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
89085752 Sep 24, 2026 MA L3 H-UXBRIDGE 2 OOS
88527700 Jul 27, 2026 MA L3 H-MILLBURY 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88243937 Jun 25, 2026 MA L1 1FD8X3HT6TEC78953 OOS
86163271 Oct 28, 2025 CT L3 1FD8X3HT6TEC78953 —

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