Roadside Inspection 79990283

Roadside inspection on Oct 24, 2023 in Maryland • 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 #:
79990283
Date:
Oct 24, 2023
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
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 1.14 violations per inspection across 3,631 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maryland
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 34,054 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2023

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%
3617 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
526
562 violations · 103 OOS
Prior 90 days
1700
1905 violations · 294 OOS · 1.12 per inspection
Prior 365 days
3617
4133 violations · 619 OOS · 1.14 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 3H3V532C3HT844146 TN U740545 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2017

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
80493276 Dec 23, 2023 IA L2 0
80471066 Dec 23, 2023 CA L1 GRAPEVINE CVEF 0
80470491 Dec 23, 2023 CA L1 GRAPEVINE IF 0
80470296 Dec 23, 2023 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 4 OOS
80469891 Dec 23, 2023 PA L2 1
80467997 Dec 23, 2023 TN L1 THP 4 HAYWOOD SCALES WB 4

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
86499169 Dec 5, 2025 ND L2 3AKJHHDRXMSMM7781 OOS
83770102 Feb 2, 2025 CA L2 3AKJHHDRXMSMM7781
79940500 Oct 17, 2023 ME L2 3AKJHHDRXMSMM7781 OOS

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