Roadside Inspection 78676013

Roadside inspection on May 18, 2023 in Tennessee • Carrier: HS EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2827997) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78676013
Date:
May 18, 2023
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GILES COUNTY SCALES
Carrier (USDOT):
HS EXPRESS LLC (2827997)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
1187259 (AL)

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 15.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.36 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 19,963 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2023
vs typical at GILES COUNTY SCALES
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 458 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 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
18%
11 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
9
9 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
11
15 violations · 2 OOS · 1.36 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
15 violations · 2 OOS · 1.36 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 393.75(a) (Flat tire or fabric exposed, severity weight 8). (393.75(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FUJGLDR4HLHX1884 AL 1187259 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTF482C4F3895976 AL 61ADT73 TRANSCRAFT/WABASH
Ticket: Trail-Eze
Combo Steel/Alum Flatbed 2015

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a) Flat tire or fabric exposed 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.207(f) Air suspension pressure loss 7 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
79169281 Jul 14, 2023 GA L3 MULTI-LANE RURAL HIGHWAY 2
79143985 Jul 13, 2023 AL L3 0
79120951 Jul 12, 2023 IL L3 IL-3 0
79118658 Jul 12, 2023 KY L1 EDDYVILLE 1 OOS
79168838 Jul 11, 2023 FL L3 I10 SNEADS WIM-WEST 0
79135132 Jul 11, 2023 IN L2 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87666504 Apr 22, 2026 AZ L2 1FUJGLDR4HLHX1884 OOS
81272118 Mar 27, 2024 CA L1 1FUJGLDR4HLHX1884
80710015 Jan 18, 2024 CA L1 1FUJGLDR4HLHX1884 OOS

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