Roadside Inspection 79940500

Roadside inspection on Oct 17, 2023 in Maine • Carrier: WESTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 511412) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79940500
Date:
Oct 17, 2023
State:
Maine
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
YORK
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
L8836HY (TN)

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 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.15 violations per inspection across 3,516 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maine
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 3,688 Level 2 inspections in Maine during 2023
vs typical at YORK
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 347 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
1
Same as 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%
3502 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
540
587 violations · 103 OOS
Prior 90 days
1728
1974 violations · 299 OOS · 1.14 per inspection
Prior 365 days
3502
4016 violations · 599 OOS · 1.15 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 3AKJHHDRXMSMM7781 TN L8836HY FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C9KT585170 TN U860070 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
80463302 Dec 16, 2023 UT L3 HELPER UT 0
80415998 Dec 16, 2023 UT L3 ST GEORGE PORT OF ENTRY NORTHB 0
80415810 Dec 16, 2023 OR L3 BOOTH RANCH SB-2 M N MYRTLE CR 0
80413954 Dec 16, 2023 TN L1 0
80412319 Dec 16, 2023 KY L1 MOREHEAD 3
80461826 Dec 15, 2023 MT L3 BILLINGS MT 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88693747 Aug 13, 2026 NM L2 3AKJHHDRXMSMM7781
86682513 Dec 24, 2025 NY L3 3H3V532C9KT585170
86499169 Dec 5, 2025 ND L2 3AKJHHDRXMSMM7781 OOS
84089599 Mar 10, 2025 ME L2 3H3V532C9KT585170
83770102 Feb 2, 2025 CA L2 3AKJHHDRXMSMM7781
81150841 Mar 20, 2024 MD L2 3H3V532C9KT585170
79990283 Oct 24, 2023 MD L2 3AKJHHDRXMSMM7781 OOS

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