Roadside Inspection 82017277

Roadside inspection on Jun 26, 2024 in Georgia • 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 #:
82017277
Date:
Jun 26, 2024
State:
Georgia
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GROVETOWN GA
Carrier (USDOT):
ESTES EXPRESS LINES (121018)
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LF687 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3588184 (IN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hazardous Materials, with a combined severity weight of 5.

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 0.88 violations per inspection across 3,404 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Georgia
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 9,181 Level 2 inspections in Georgia during 2024
vs typical at GROVETOWN GA
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 1,731 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)
52%
2705 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
191
144 violations · 26 OOS
Prior 90 days
677
526 violations · 81 OOS · 0.78 per inspection
Prior 365 days
2705
2342 violations · 317 OOS · 0.87 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 177.823(a) (No placards/markings when required, severity weight 5). (177.823(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDJAPR9FN615968 IN 3588184 INTERNATIONAL LF687 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K6RJ304732 TN 522533T HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2024

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
177.823(a) No placards/markings when required 5 Hazardous Materials 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
82484357 Aug 25, 2024 NM L1 RATON PORT OF ENTRY 0
82543786 Aug 24, 2024 TN L3 MEMPHIS TN 0
82543345 Aug 24, 2024 TN L3 MEMPHIS TN 0
82483630 Aug 24, 2024 KY L1 MOREHEAD 0
82538477 Aug 23, 2024 IL L2 2 OOS
82530821 Aug 23, 2024 GA L3 LITHIA SPRINGS GA 2

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