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Roadside Inspection 82546535

Roadside inspection on Aug 30, 2024 in Tennessee • Carrier: ESTES EXPRESS LINES (USDOT 121018) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82546535
Date:
Aug 30, 2024
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MANCHESTER TN
Carrier (USDOT):
ESTES EXPRESS LINES (121018)
Operating authority:
MC97275
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT62F TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3590569 (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 1 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 3,817 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 34,336 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2024
vs typical at MANCHESTER TN
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 4,431 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
53%
2644 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
186
168 violations · 19 OOS
Prior 90 days
577
475 violations · 66 OOS · 0.82 per inspection
Prior 365 days
2644
2237 violations · 303 OOS · 0.85 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 3HSDZAPR0PN317707 IN 3590569 INTERNATIONAL LT62F 2023 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C9JT300577 TN U781243 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2018 —

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
83055904 Oct 29, 2024 OH L2 CLEVELAND OH 1 —
83023051 Oct 29, 2024 DE L3 FREDERICA DE 1 —
83055892 Oct 28, 2024 FL L3 CHIEFLAND FL 0 —
83044969 Oct 28, 2024 OH L2 MONROEVILLE OH 1 OOS
83038386 Oct 28, 2024 IA L2 I-380 SB BRANDON 9 OOS
83028379 Oct 28, 2024 PA L3 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88713369 Aug 16, 2026 NM L2 3H3V532C9JT300577 —
81835521 Jun 5, 2024 GA L3 3HSDZAPR0PN317707 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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