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Roadside Inspection 89152220

Roadside inspection on Oct 1, 2026 in New Jersey • Carrier: TAYLOR OIL CO INC (USDOT 288497) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89152220
Date:
Oct 1, 2026
State:
New Jersey
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
METLIFE
Carrier (USDOT):
TAYLOR OIL CO INC (288497)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T3 Series STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Kens
Plate:
AZ457Z (NJ)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.40 violations per inspection across 329 prior records
vs Level 1 median in New Jersey
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 11,235 Level 1 inspections in New Jersey during 2026
vs typical at METLIFE
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 797 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 463,846 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
66%
104 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
13
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
27
9 violations · 1 OOS · 0.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
104
47 violations · 9 OOS · 0.45 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2NKHHJ7X8KM299827 NJ AZ457Z KENWORTH
Ticket: Kens
T3 Series 2019 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47A-BCLMBD Drum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad. 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
89163960 Oct 2, 2026 NJ L2 528@571 1 —
89159581 Sep 30, 2026 MD L2 BALTIMORE MD 0 —
89159501 Sep 30, 2026 PA L1 MORRISVILLE PA 0 —
89142220 Sep 30, 2026 MA L1 H-LANCASTER 2 —
89140144 Sep 30, 2026 NJ L2 NJ 0 —
89130551 Sep 29, 2026 PA L2 LOWER MACUNGIE TWP PA 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87368727 Feb 25, 2026 NJ L2 2NKHHJ7X8KM299827 —
85396794 Aug 1, 2025 NJ L2 2NKHHJ7X8KM299827 —
84900774 Jun 7, 2025 NJ L2 2NKHHJ7X8KM299827 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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Related records

Recent activity at METLIFE

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89139909 Sep 30, 2026 DREAMLAND TRANSPORTATION LLC 2 —
89134832 Sep 30, 2026 GAMJI S CORP 0 —