Roadside Inspection 83146303

Roadside inspection on Nov 13, 2024 in Kentucky • 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 #:
83146303
Date:
Nov 13, 2024
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LOUISVILLE
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P8913HY (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 2.

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 1.12 violations per inspection across 9,978 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Kentucky
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 17,950 Level 2 inspections in Kentucky during 2024
vs typical at LOUISVILLE
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 1,042 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)
41%
5969 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
424
517 violations · 90 OOS
Prior 90 days
1285
1641 violations · 262 OOS · 1.28 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5969
6656 violations · 1109 OOS · 1.12 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 393.23PT (All required lamps on towed vehicle inoperative due to no electrical connection, severity weight 2). (393.23PT)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR6PSNV8185 TN P8913HY FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR4M0626PH452762 TN 212544T GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2023

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.23PT All required lamps on towed vehicle inoperative due to no electrical connection 2 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
83618216 Jan 11, 2025 CA L2 GRAPEVINE IF 2
83616902 Jan 11, 2025 CA L1 1
83594915 Jan 11, 2025 CA L1 ONTARIO 0
83594310 Jan 11, 2025 CA L1 ONTARIO 1 OOS
83584575 Jan 11, 2025 CT L2 1
83596862 Jan 10, 2025 FL L2 BELLEVIEW FL 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87495556 Apr 3, 2026 NM L3 3AKJHHDR6PSNV8185
86440093 Nov 28, 2025 KY L1 1GR4M0626PH452762
82810599 Oct 1, 2024 SC L3 1GR4M0626PH452762
82452779 Aug 15, 2024 TN L1 1GR4M0626PH452762 OOS
80451644 Dec 20, 2023 PA L2 3AKJHHDR6PSNV8185 OOS
79106815 Jul 10, 2023 NY L2 1GR4M0626PH452762
78627689 May 15, 2023 AL L3 1GR4M0626PH452762

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