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Roadside Inspection 80431461

Roadside inspection on Dec 19, 2023 in Missouri • Carrier: ESTES EXPRESS LINES (USDOT 121018) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
3
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80431461
Date:
Dec 19, 2023
State:
Missouri
Type:
—
Units inspected:
3
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BLOOMSDALE MO
Carrier (USDOT):
ESTES EXPRESS LINES (121018)
Operating authority:
MC97275
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
NK6600 (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 2.

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 0.92 violations per inspection across 1,946 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Missouri
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 14,468 Level 2 inspections in Missouri during 2023
vs typical at BLOOMSDALE MO
1
Cleaner than station median (2)
Median of 171 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)
50%
1930 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
225
169 violations · 22 OOS
Prior 90 days
639
555 violations · 73 OOS · 0.87 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1930
1776 violations · 226 OOS · 0.92 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 393.23-LEU (Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g., unplugged or looose pigtail)., severity weight 2). (393.23-LEU)

Units Inspected

3 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGEFG6LDLH6400 NC NK6600 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1S11E9287ME543765 TN 101163T STRICK COMMERCIAL TRAILER Strick Commercial Trailer 2021 —
3 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA5611CK225704 TN U362958 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1982 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.23-LEU Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g., unplugged or looose pigtail). 2 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
80891871 Feb 17, 2024 OH L3 — 0 —
80880800 Feb 17, 2024 NC L2 US29SB NEAR NC87 0 —
80945411 Feb 16, 2024 TX L2 US287 MM 492 4 —
80935449 Feb 16, 2024 TN L3 MONTEAGLE TN 0 —
80925917 Feb 16, 2024 TN L1 GORDONSVILLE TN 0 —
80925194 Feb 16, 2024 TN L2 JACKSON TN 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89141525 Sep 30, 2026 NM L3 1S11E9287ME543765 —
81716614 May 28, 2024 AR L3 3AKJGEFG6LDLH6400 —
80899329 Feb 20, 2024 SD L3 3AKJGEFG6LDLH6400 —
79393566 Aug 12, 2023 AR L3 1S11E9287ME543765 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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