Roadside Inspection 80656753

Roadside inspection on Jan 21, 2024 in North Carolina • 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 #:
80656753
Date:
Jan 21, 2024
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IREDELL COUNTY, I-40, E
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)
Operating authority:
MC260323
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
S4844HY (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 2024, 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 1.09 violations per inspection across 5,171 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Carolina
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 32,093 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2024
vs typical at IREDELL COUNTY, I-40, E
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 74 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 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
41%
5157 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
464
423 violations · 60 OOS
Prior 90 days
1556
1500 violations · 258 OOS · 0.96 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5157
5625 violations · 875 OOS · 1.09 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) (Flat tire or fabric exposed, severity weight 8). (393.75(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR5RSUS9356 TN S4844HY FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D7LL176157 TN 04670T WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2020

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a) Flat tire or fabric exposed 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
81247419 Mar 21, 2024 ME L3 MANCHESTER 0
81207293 Mar 21, 2024 NY L3 PAVILION 1
81204817 Mar 21, 2024 GA L3 LAVONIA GA 2
81204770 Mar 21, 2024 CO L3 TRINIDAD CO 3
81203797 Mar 21, 2024 AZ L2 CASA GRANDE AZ 2
81203633 Mar 21, 2024 CO L3 DUMONT CO 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86546260 Dec 11, 2025 DE L2 3AKJHHDR5RSUS9356 OOS
84995616 Jun 18, 2025 PA L3 3AKJHHDR5RSUS9356
84599838 May 6, 2025 WV L2 3AKJHHDR5RSUS9356
84084658 Mar 4, 2025 NY L2 3AKJHHDR5RSUS9356
82511439 Aug 27, 2024 PA L2 3AKJHHDR5RSUS9356
79860731 Oct 8, 2023 KY L1 3AKJHHDR5RSUS9356

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