Roadside Inspection 81565692

Roadside inspection on May 8, 2024 in Maine • 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 #:
81565692
Date:
May 8, 2024
State:
Maine
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KITTERY - SCALES
Carrier (USDOT):
ESTES EXPRESS LINES (121018)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3590456 (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 8.

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 3,049 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maine
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 6,035 Level 2 inspections in Maine during 2024

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%
2752 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
255
200 violations · 31 OOS
Prior 90 days
740
625 violations · 93 OOS · 0.84 per inspection
Prior 365 days
2752
2454 violations · 316 OOS · 0.89 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 393.75(a) (Flat tire or fabric exposed, severity weight 8). (393.75(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHLFG3PSUH5226 IN 3590456 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K0RJ243295 TN 469054T HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2024

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a) Flat tire or fabric exposed 8 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
82058841 Jul 6, 2024 MS L2 BENTON COUNTY 0
82107394 Jul 5, 2024 TX L2 IH45 NB WILMER SCALE 0
82088790 Jul 5, 2024 FL L3 JACKSONVILLE FL 0
82088495 Jul 5, 2024 TN L1 ARDMORE TN 0
82069266 Jul 5, 2024 MO L2 WENTZVILLE MO 0
82055826 Jul 5, 2024 IN L3 PORTAGE IN 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88263998 Jun 26, 2026 MA L3 3AKJHLFG3PSUH5226
85530788 Aug 18, 2025 ME L2 3AKJHLFG3PSUH5226
83463655 Dec 23, 2024 ME L3 3AKJHLFG3PSUH5226
81990906 Jun 26, 2024 ME L1 3AKJHLFG3PSUH5226
81093546 Mar 11, 2024 ME L3 3AKJHLFG3PSUH5226

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