Roadside Inspection 89139834
Roadside inspection on Sep 30, 2026 in Connecticut • Carrier: EWE LINES LLC (USDOT 4496733) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
Vehicle OOS
Driver: OK
CVSA L1
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 89139834
- Date:
- Sep 30, 2026
- State:
- Connecticut
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 2
- Violations:
- 16
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- MIDDLETOWN SCALE
- Carrier (USDOT):
- EWE LINES LLC (4496733)
- Operating authority:
- MC1778388
- Vehicle:
- FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
- Plate:
- AZ900A (NJ)
- VIN:
- 1FUJGLDR9BSAZ1847
What this inspection means
The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.
Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 31.
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
16
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 4.28 violations per inspection across 18 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Connecticut
16
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 3,217 Level 1 inspections in Connecticut during 2026
vs typical at MIDDLETOWN SCALE
16
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,869 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
16
15 more than the median (1)
Compared to 502,836 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)
17%
18 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
2
9 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
41 violations · 3 OOS · 4.10 per inspection
Prior 365 days
18
77 violations · 6 OOS · 4.28 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 393.47A-BCLMBD (Drum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad., severity weight 4). (393.47A-BCLMBD)
Units Inspected
2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.
| Seq | Type | VIN | Plate | Make | Model | Year | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1FUJGLDR9BSAZ1847 | NJ AZ900A | FREIGHTLINER | Cascadia | 2011 | — |
| 2 | INTERMODAL CHASSIS | 1NNC04821RM214190 | ME 2854616 |
MONON
Ticket: Monn
|
Monon | 2024 | — |
Violations Cited
16 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.
| Code | Description | Severity Wt | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393.43A-TPV | Air Brake - Inoperable or missing tractor protection valve | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.45D-B | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.47A-BCLMBD | Drum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.47E | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.53B-B | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.55C1-B | Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997, not equipped with an ABS system. System does not function or indicates a fault. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.55D2-B | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 2001 for towed vehicle. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.126B-CIM | Intermodal Containers - Improper securement of intermodal containers transported on container chassis vehicle(s). | 1 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 395.22H1-ELDNUM | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - No user's manual for the driver describing how to operate the ELD. (May be electronic) | 1 | Hours of Service | — |
| 395.22H4-ELDBRODS | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status and other related information for a minimum of 8 days. | 1 | Hours of Service | — |
| 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 |
| 395.8D2-HOSF | HOS (Form) - Record of duty status form failed to include total miles driven for each 24 hour period. Date: | — | Hours of Service | — |
| 395.8D3-HOSF | HOS (Form) - Record of duty status form failed to include truck or tractor and trailer unit number for each 24 hour period. Date: | — | Hours of Service | — |
| 395.8D5-HOSF | HOS (Form) - Record of duty status form failed to include driver signature/certification for each 24 hour period. Date: | — | Hours of Service | — |
| 395.8F12-HOSM | HOS (Manner) - Driver's record of duty status failed to record shipping document number(s) or name of shipper and commodity for each 24 hour period. Date: | — | Hours of Service | — |
| 395.8F5-HOSM | HOS (Manner) - Driver's record of duty status failed to record truck or tractor and trailer unit number, or license number and state for each 24 hour period. Date | — | Hours of Service | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89295840 | Oct 18, 2026 | VA | L3 | DUBLIN VA | 3 | OOS |
| 88951631 | Sep 9, 2026 | NJ | L1 | PORT NEWARK | 0 | — |
| 88881901 | Sep 2, 2026 | SC | L2 | LYNCHBURG SC | 9 | OOS |
| 88842834 | Aug 27, 2026 | OH | L1 | HUBBARD OH | 1 | — |
| 88790578 | Aug 25, 2026 | CT | L1 | UNION SCALE | 1 | — |
| 88756859 | Aug 21, 2026 | CT | L2 | DANBURY SCALE | 2 | — |
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Related records
Carrier
EWE LINES LLC
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Safety
Carrier crash history
Reportable crashes filed under this USDOT.
Insurance
Insurance-lapse watch · HIGH
BMC-91 filing instability signal for this carrier.
HIGH
Authority
MC1778388
Operating authority / MC docket detail.
Station
MIDDLETOWN SCALE
All inspections at this site.
State
Inspections in Connecticut
Statewide inspection records.
Level
Level I — North American Standard
All inspections at this CVSA level.
Vehicle
VIN 1FUJGLDR9BSAZ1847
All inspections and records for this VIN.
Plate
AZ900A (NJ)
All inspections tied to this plate.
Reference
FMCSR Violations
Violation-code reference library.
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