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Roadside Inspection 89134896

Roadside inspection on Sep 30, 2026 in Connecticut • Carrier: EASTSIDE TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 4279881) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89134896
Date:
Sep 30, 2026
State:
Connecticut
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UNION SCALE
Operating authority:
MC1663541
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
76289A (CT)

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 20.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.52 violations per inspection across 25 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Connecticut
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 4,630 Level 2 inspections in Connecticut during 2026
vs typical at UNION SCALE
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,878 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 624,622 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
14%
22 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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
5 violations · 1 OOS · 1.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
22
36 violations · 4 OOS · 1.64 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 1NPXL49X3RD658889 CT 76289A PETERBILT 389 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5E0AA164XRG972601 CT BL14111 COTTRELL C-09, C-11, CS-10, CS-12M3, CX-09, CX-5LSCH, CX-AK7, CX-LSFA-TRI 2024 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLIFTA State/Local Laws - State tax/International Fuel Tax (IFTA) violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LCL Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative. 2 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
89007129 Sep 16, 2026 NC L3 LUMBERTON NC 0 —
88724239 Aug 17, 2026 MD L3 — 1 —
88692456 Aug 13, 2026 MI L2 MONROE SCALE S/B 4 OOS

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