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Roadside Inspection 79495642

Roadside inspection on Aug 23, 2023 in South Carolina • Carrier: ESTES EXPRESS LINES (USDOT 121018) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79495642
Date:
Aug 23, 2023
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US 76 MARION COUNTY
Carrier (USDOT):
ESTES EXPRESS LINES (121018)
Operating authority:
MC97275
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LA687 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
MR7465 (NC)

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 8.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.95 violations per inspection across 1,111 prior records
vs Level 1 median in South Carolina
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 4,991 Level 1 inspections in South Carolina during 2023
vs typical at US 76 MARION COUNTY
1
On par with station median (0.5)
Median of 40 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
1
Same as 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)
48%
1095 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
239
229 violations · 31 OOS
Prior 90 days
656
602 violations · 76 OOS · 0.92 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1095
1040 violations · 131 OOS · 0.95 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)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDGAPN2HN460078 NC MR7465 INTERNATIONAL LA687 2017 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V482C7KT064027 TN U835869 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2019 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
79998388 Oct 21, 2023 TX L2 — 0 —
79972334 Oct 21, 2023 IN L2 ELKHART IN 2 —
80096887 Oct 20, 2023 TX L2 — 1 —
80056108 Oct 20, 2023 GA L2 MOULTRIE GA 1 —
80002771 Oct 20, 2023 NJ L3 CARNEYS POINT SCALE 0 —
79986353 Oct 20, 2023 TX L2 — 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87794205 May 7, 2026 SC L3 3H3V482C7KT064027 —
85740709 Sep 10, 2025 SC L3 3H3V482C7KT064027 —
85380882 Aug 1, 2025 SC L3 3H3V482C7KT064027 —
84380286 Apr 11, 2025 SC L3 3HSDGAPN2HN460078 —
84253900 Mar 27, 2025 SC L1 3H3V482C7KT064027 —
81749345 May 30, 2024 SC L3 3HSDGAPN2HN460078 —
78595974 May 11, 2023 SC L2 3H3V482C7KT064027 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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