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Roadside Inspection 89298556

Roadside inspection on Oct 19, 2026 in Connecticut • Carrier: COWAN SYSTEMS LLC (USDOT 548880)

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
—
Not recorded
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89298556
Date:
Oct 19, 2026
State:
Connecticut
Type:
—
Units inspected:
0
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UNION SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
COWAN SYSTEMS LLC (548880)
Operating authority:
MC271882

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 14.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.82 violations per inspection across 3,561 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Connecticut
3
On par with median (3)
Median of 3,141 Level 1 inspections in Connecticut during 2026
vs typical at UNION SCALE
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,838 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 491,909 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)
52%
925 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
85
66 violations · 10 OOS
Prior 90 days
222
194 violations · 31 OOS · 0.87 per inspection
Prior 365 days
925
862 violations · 135 OOS · 0.93 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

Vehicle unit details are pending — typically arrive within a few days.

Vehicle unit details pending

Vehicle unit details (VIN, plate, make/model/year, per-unit OOS flags) are typically available within a few days of the inspection date as the FMCSA unit feed catches up. Check back soon. The inspection summary itself is complete — violations, stations, dates, and overall OOS status are all accurate.

Violations Cited

3 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
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 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
89295520 Oct 19, 2026 NJ L3 GREENWICH SCALE EB 0 —
89292127 Oct 16, 2026 FL L2 PALM COAST FL 1 OOS
89291202 Oct 16, 2026 TN L3 CLEVELAND TN 0 —
89279342 Oct 16, 2026 CT L2 GREENWICH SCALE 2 OOS
89288958 Oct 15, 2026 MD L2 PERRYVILLE MD 0 —
89287874 Oct 15, 2026 MD L3 PARKTON MD 1 —

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