Roadside Inspection 82299070

Roadside inspection on Aug 5, 2024 in Maryland • Carrier: WESTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 511412) • 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 #:
82299070
Date:
Aug 5, 2024
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
M8052HY (TN)

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 4.

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 1.09 violations per inspection across 8,511 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maryland
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 50,517 Level 2 inspections in Maryland 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)
41%
6346 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
488
507 violations · 89 OOS
Prior 90 days
1500
1702 violations · 290 OOS · 1.13 per inspection
Prior 365 days
6346
6805 violations · 1132 OOS · 1.07 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 393.45(b)(2) (Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking, severity weight 4). (393.45(b)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJHHDR2NLMW2448 TN M8052HY FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D4KL149111 TN U947978 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2019

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 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
83907978 Oct 4, 2024 NM L1 GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY 0
82923971 Oct 4, 2024 CA L2 GRAPEVINE IF 1 OOS
82892961 Oct 4, 2024 OH L3 SPRINGFIELD OH 0
82883411 Oct 4, 2024 NY L3 PREBLE NY 3
82883352 Oct 4, 2024 NY L2 TULLY NY 1
82858849 Oct 4, 2024 PA L3 ON GAP NEWPORT PIKE AT ITS INT 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86674997 Dec 29, 2025 AR L3 1FUJHHDR2NLMW2448 OOS
81522898 Apr 29, 2024 TN L3 1FUJHHDR2NLMW2448
79737152 Sep 18, 2023 IN L3 1FUJHHDR2NLMW2448 OOS
79262251 Jul 26, 2023 CA L3 1JJV532D4KL149111 OOS
78415551 Apr 20, 2023 OH L2 1JJV532D4KL149111

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