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Roadside Inspection 82877117

Roadside inspection on Oct 9, 2024 in Indiana • Carrier: ESTES EXPRESS LINES (USDOT 121018) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82877117
Date:
Oct 9, 2024
State:
Indiana
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PORTAGE IN
Carrier (USDOT):
ESTES EXPRESS LINES (121018)
Operating authority:
MC97275
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
NL7627 (NC)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 0.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a slightly above 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 0.87 violations per inspection across 4,046 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Indiana
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 23,662 Level 3 inspections in Indiana during 2024
vs typical at PORTAGE IN
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 652 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
53%
2611 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
181
144 violations · 23 OOS
Prior 90 days
544
471 violations · 63 OOS · 0.87 per inspection
Prior 365 days
2611
2207 violations · 295 OOS · 0.85 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGEFG5LDLV0505 NC NL7627 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA56175K270262 TN T834265 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2005 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving —

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
83343053 Dec 8, 2024 NC L3 I 40 EAST AT US 601 0 —
83388298 Dec 7, 2024 IL L3 I-355 1 —
83336468 Dec 7, 2024 DE L3 NEWARK DE 0 —
83383225 Dec 6, 2024 GA L2 SAVANNAH GA 2 —
83344504 Dec 6, 2024 IL L3 I-57 0 —
83333792 Dec 6, 2024 KY L1 LONDON 5 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89256411 Oct 8, 2026 IN L3 3AKJGEFG5LDLV0505 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

Check booking and risk signals for USDOT 121018 — tools open pre-filled.

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