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Roadside Inspection 80992180

Roadside inspection on Feb 27, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: ESTES EXPRESS LINES (USDOT 121018) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80992180
Date:
Feb 27, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
ESTES EXPRESS LINES (121018)
Operating authority:
MC97275
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Columbia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3585549 (IN)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 5.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.91 violations per inspection across 2,477 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 79,661 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 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

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FVXA7A84FLGE2353 IN 3585549 FREIGHTLINER Columbia 2015 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA5610CK225788 TN U363044 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1982 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.95(b) Emergency Equipment - A power unit requiring fuses - missing a spare fuse for a required part or accessory (e.g., lamps required by 393.11, ABS lights or low air warning light). 2 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
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 —

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