Roadside Inspection 80499979

Roadside inspection on Dec 29, 2023 in Missouri • Carrier: ESTES EXPRESS LINES (USDOT 121018) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL 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 #:
80499979
Date:
Dec 29, 2023
State:
Missouri
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WENTZVILLE MO
Carrier (USDOT):
ESTES EXPRESS LINES (121018)
Operating authority:
MC97275
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LF687 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
TE5741 (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 6.

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 0.91 violations per inspection across 2,010 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 WENTZVILLE MO
1
Cleaner than station median (2)
Median of 166 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%
1994 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
178 violations · 23 OOS
Prior 90 days
622
555 violations · 63 OOS · 0.89 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1994
1825 violations · 230 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 393.9A-LSLIWR (Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLIWR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDJAPR4FN615912 NC TE5741 INTERNATIONAL LF687 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0620GK263071 TN U633557 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1986

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 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
81016100 Feb 27, 2024 IL L3 I-55 0
81010065 Feb 27, 2024 FL L1 GRAND RIDGE FL 0
81009967 Feb 27, 2024 GA L1 DARIEN GA 0
80992180 Feb 27, 2024 TX L1 2
80985891 Feb 27, 2024 MO L2 EUREKA MO 1 OOS
80983984 Feb 27, 2024 VA L3 HAMPTON VA 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83785959 Feb 4, 2025 IN L1 3HSDJAPR4FN615912
82034169 Jul 2, 2024 NC L2 1GRAA0620GK263071

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