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Roadside Inspection 80985891

Roadside inspection on Feb 27, 2024 in Missouri • Carrier: ESTES EXPRESS LINES (USDOT 121018) • 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 #:
80985891
Date:
Feb 27, 2024
State:
Missouri
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
EUREKA MO
Carrier (USDOT):
ESTES EXPRESS LINES (121018)
Operating authority:
MC97275
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3589749 (IN)

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 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 0.91 violations per inspection across 2,477 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Missouri
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 21,829 Level 2 inspections in Missouri during 2024
vs typical at EUREKA MO
1
Cleaner than station median (4)
Median of 170 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)
50%
2461 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
274
266 violations · 30 OOS
Prior 90 days
692
606 violations · 72 OOS · 0.88 per inspection
Prior 365 days
2461
2253 violations · 279 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

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGEFG2LDLV0445 IN 3589749 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA56184K259396 TN 175424T GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2004 —

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
81544493 Apr 27, 2024 IL L3 I-80 1 —
81463551 Apr 27, 2024 AL L3 ROADSIDE 1 —
81463550 Apr 27, 2024 AL L1 ROADSIDE 2 —
81504040 Apr 26, 2024 TN L1 VONORE INSPECTION STATION 0 —
81503189 Apr 26, 2024 TN L3 GALLATIN TN 1 —
81492848 Apr 26, 2024 IN L2 OLD SEYMOUR SCALE 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84570605 May 1, 2025 CO L2 3AKJGEFG2LDLV0445 —
80625362 Jan 17, 2024 MO L2 3AKJGEFG2LDLV0445 —

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