Roadside Inspection 78675813

Roadside inspection on May 18, 2023 in Tennessee • Carrier: WESTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 511412) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78675813
Date:
May 18, 2023
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-40 WEST
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT625 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
K6078HY (TN)

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 5.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2023, 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 1.22 violations per inspection across 746 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Tennessee
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,741 Level 2 inspections in Tennessee during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
39%
732 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
554
693 violations · 113 OOS
Prior 90 days
732
897 violations · 139 OOS · 1.23 per inspection
Prior 365 days
732
897 violations · 139 OOS · 1.23 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 396.5(b) (Oil and/or grease leak, severity weight 3). (396.5(b))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDZAPR0LN809521 TN K6078HY INTERNATIONAL LT625 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C7HT028055 TN U651531 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS
Ticket: Vanguard
Hyundai Translead Trailers 2017

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
79299840 Jul 17, 2023 WA L3 CHEHALISWA 4
79192092 Jul 17, 2023 CA L2 CAJON SCALES 0
79185939 Jul 17, 2023 MO L3 3
79183951 Jul 17, 2023 SC L3 I-77 NB 1
79178852 Jul 17, 2023 CA L3 MOUNTAIN PASS CVEF 0
79176005 Jul 17, 2023 PA L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87542300 Apr 6, 2026 SC L3 3H3V532C7HT028055
87025793 Feb 11, 2026 MO L1 3HSDZAPR0LN809521 OOS
85672337 Sep 2, 2025 KS L2 3HSDZAPR0LN809521
84634164 May 9, 2025 TN L3 3H3V532C7HT028055
81685216 May 22, 2024 NC L3 3H3V532C7HT028055

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