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Roadside Inspection 81093510

Roadside inspection on Mar 13, 2024 in Maine • Carrier: WESTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 511412) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81093510
Date:
Mar 13, 2024
State:
Maine
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LEWISTON
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)
Operating authority:
MC260323
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
12418 (TN)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 0.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.08 violations per inspection across 6,126 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Maine
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 5,213 Level 3 inspections in Maine during 2024
vs typical at LEWISTON
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 50 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
41%
6112 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
548
586 violations · 94 OOS
Prior 90 days
1549
1531 violations · 245 OOS · 0.99 per inspection
Prior 365 days
6112
6587 violations · 1039 OOS · 1.08 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 395.8(e)(1) (Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status, severity weight 0). (395.8(e)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR0NSMW2775 TN 12418 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D0KL108202 TN U847568 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2019 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving —
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status — Hours of Service 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
81647451 May 12, 2024 TN L1 MOHAWK TN 1 OOS
81622242 May 12, 2024 CA L1 — 3 OOS
81620974 May 12, 2024 CA L1 — 0 —
81594996 May 12, 2024 CA L2 DESERT HILLS IF 1 —
81591323 May 12, 2024 PA L2 ON FRONT ST NEAR TRUCK NORTH 2 5 OOS
81621354 May 11, 2024 CA L1 — 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89068600 Sep 21, 2026 OH L3 3AKJHHDR0NSMW2775 —
87958587 May 25, 2026 NC L3 3AKJHHDR0NSMW2775 —
86397052 Nov 22, 2025 CT L1 3AKJHHDR0NSMW2775 OOS
85528598 Aug 15, 2025 MD L2 1JJV532D0KL108202 —
81719655 May 22, 2024 NY L2 3AKJHHDR0NSMW2775 —
81565702 May 9, 2024 ME L1 1JJV532D0KL108202 —

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