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Roadside Inspection 89457431

Roadside inspection on Nov 4, 2026 in Maine • Carrier: STEPHENS PIPE & STEEL LLC (USDOT 280534) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89457431
Date:
Nov 4, 2026
State:
Maine
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
AUGUSTA ME
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
004982A (KY)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 7.

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

Severity context

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

vs this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.87 violations per inspection across 634 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Maine
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 3,401 Level 1 inspections in Maine during 2026
vs typical at AUGUSTA ME
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 130 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 522,215 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
53%
160 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
10
5 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
46
31 violations · 3 OOS · 0.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
160
126 violations · 23 OOS · 0.79 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49XXLD723743 KY 004982A PETERBILT 579 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRDM96226M700483 KY 35805T GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2006 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 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
89450362 Nov 5, 2026 NC L1 HERTFORD NC 1 —
89457440 Nov 4, 2026 MD L2 ROSEDALE MD 0 —
89404016 Oct 30, 2026 KY L3 RICHMOND KY 1 —
89369313 Oct 27, 2026 NC L3 ST. PAULS NC 0 —
89336723 Oct 21, 2026 FL L3 OCALA FL 0 —
89315139 Oct 19, 2026 KS L3 OLATHE KS 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86589026 Dec 11, 2025 NY L1 1XPBD49XXLD723743 —
85813285 Sep 17, 2025 VT L3 1XPBD49XXLD723743 —
85035799 Jun 19, 2025 NY L2 1XPBD49XXLD723743 OOS
83632169 Jan 14, 2025 FL L3 1GRDM96226M700483 —
83413327 Dec 17, 2024 MD L2 1XPBD49XXLD723743 OOS
80815747 Feb 8, 2024 PA L2 1XPBD49XXLD723743 —
80692320 Jan 26, 2024 NY L2 1XPBD49XXLD723743 —
79737700 Sep 20, 2023 ME L3 1XPBD49XXLD723743 —

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