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Roadside Inspection 81491951

Roadside inspection on Apr 25, 2024 in Tennessee • Carrier: ESTES EXPRESS LINES (USDOT 121018) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL 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 #:
81491951
Date:
Apr 25, 2024
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOX COUNTY SCALES WB
Carrier (USDOT):
ESTES EXPRESS LINES (121018)
Operating authority:
MC97275
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT625 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3587449 (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 3.

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 0.90 violations per inspection across 2,951 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Tennessee
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 14,531 Level 2 inspections in Tennessee during 2024
vs typical at KNOX COUNTY SCALES WB
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 426 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)
51%
2749 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
251
202 violations · 29 OOS
Prior 90 days
764
679 violations · 90 OOS · 0.89 per inspection
Prior 365 days
2749
2475 violations · 316 OOS · 0.90 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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HCDYAPN3KL316213 IN 3587449 INTERNATIONAL LT625 2019 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA5612CK225677 TN U849495 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1982 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
81998934 Jun 24, 2024 GA L2 DOUGLASVILLE GA 0 —
81988688 Jun 24, 2024 AR L3 GLENWOOD AR 0 —
81961733 Jun 24, 2024 PA L2 — 1 —
81958534 Jun 24, 2024 ME L2 — 0 —
81944668 Jun 24, 2024 MA L1 H-BEDFORD 4 OOS
81944345 Jun 24, 2024 AR L2 WEST MEMPHIS AR 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89076223 Sep 23, 2026 NC L3 3HCDYAPN3KL316213 —
88802420 Aug 26, 2026 NC L3 3HCDYAPN3KL316213 —
84156661 Mar 17, 2025 NC L3 3HCDYAPN3KL316213 —
79034691 Jun 29, 2023 NC L3 3HCDYAPN3KL316213 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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