Roadside Inspection 78857656

Roadside inspection on Jun 10, 2023 in Connecticut • Carrier: WESTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 511412) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
1
13% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78857656
Date:
Jun 10, 2023
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MIDDLETOWN SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT625 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
L4793HY (TN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 16.

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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.20 violations per inspection across 1,138 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Connecticut
8
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 4,225 Level 2 inspections in Connecticut during 2023
vs typical at MIDDLETOWN SCALE
8
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 440 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
8
7 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)
40%
1124 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
538
689 violations · 108 OOS
Prior 90 days
1124
1350 violations · 208 OOS · 1.20 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1124
1350 violations · 208 OOS · 1.20 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 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDZAPR3MN166860 TN L4793HY INTERNATIONAL LT625 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR1P0628RJ605633 TN 388735T GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2024

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a) Flat tire or fabric exposed 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.24(d) ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically 3 Hours of Service
395.22(h)(1) Driver failing to maintain ELD user's manual 1 Hours of Service
395.22(h)(1) Driver failing to maintain ELD user's manual 1 Hours of Service
395.22(h)(2) Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet 1 Hours of Service
395.22(h)(3) Driver failed to maintain instruction sheet for ELD malfunction reporting requirements 1 Hours of Service
395.22(h)(4) Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids 1 Hours of Service
395.3(a)(3)(i) Requiring or permitting a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle driver to drive more than 11 hours Hours of Service

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
79733382 Aug 9, 2023 TX L2 COTULLA 0
79431702 Aug 9, 2023 GA L3 0
79431129 Aug 9, 2023 GA L3 HIGH CRASH CORRIDOR 1
79389787 Aug 9, 2023 CA L2 GRAPEVINE IF 1 OOS
79389082 Aug 9, 2023 CA L2 CAJON SCALES 1 OOS
79389081 Aug 9, 2023 CA L2 CAJON SCALES 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85987204 Oct 6, 2025 MD L2 3HSDZAPR3MN166860
85818685 Sep 16, 2025 CA L2 3HSDZAPR3MN166860
85619300 Aug 27, 2025 IN L3 3HSDZAPR3MN166860 OOS
85100450 Jul 1, 2025 KY L1 3HSDZAPR3MN166860
82566585 Aug 28, 2024 TN L1 1GR1P0628RJ605633 OOS
80811183 Feb 9, 2024 MD L2 3HSDZAPR3MN166860
79905904 Oct 13, 2023 WV L3 1GR1P0628RJ605633

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