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Roadside Inspection 80824442

Roadside inspection on Feb 12, 2024 in Maryland • Carrier: WESTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 511412) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80824442
Date:
Feb 12, 2024
State:
Maryland
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)
Operating authority:
MC260323
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
N4527HY (TN)

What this inspection means

3 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 11.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.08 violations per inspection across 5,578 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maryland
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 50,517 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2024
vs typical at I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,853 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
41%
5564 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
500
464 violations · 83 OOS
Prior 90 days
1569
1481 violations · 254 OOS · 0.94 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5564
6001 violations · 945 OOS · 1.08 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJHHDR6NLMW2663 TN N4527HY FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAP0627JT132784 TN U811218 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1988 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.55(d)(2) CMV manufactured on/after 3/1/2001 not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit / lamp from towed vehicle in cab. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.55(d)(3) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
81436871 Apr 12, 2024 CA L1 — 0 —
81382317 Apr 12, 2024 TN L1 MANCHESTER TN 2 —
81382123 Apr 12, 2024 TN L3 MONTEAGLE TN 1 —
81381403 Apr 12, 2024 TN L3 MANCHESTER TN 0 —
81367802 Apr 12, 2024 CA L1 GRAPEVINE IF 0 —
81352375 Apr 12, 2024 OH L3 ROADSIDE 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88540239 Jul 27, 2026 IL L3 1FUJHHDR6NLMW2663 —
88009568 Jun 1, 2026 SC L3 1FUJHHDR6NLMW2663 —
80355104 Dec 10, 2023 KY L1 1GRAP0627JT132784 —

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