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Roadside Inspection 83552309

Roadside inspection on Jan 7, 2025 in Missouri • Carrier: WATKINS EXPRESS FREIGHT INC (USDOT 804991) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR 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 #:
83552309
Date:
Jan 7, 2025
State:
Missouri
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
STEELE MO
Operating authority:
MC440782
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 5700 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A46503 (KY)

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 8.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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 0.84 violations per inspection across 135 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Missouri
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 16,318 Level 3 inspections in Missouri during 2025
vs typical at STEELE MO
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 3,309 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 1,066,282 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 6.5%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
58%
73 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
1
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
17
8 violations · 2 OOS · 0.47 per inspection
Prior 365 days
73
46 violations · 9 OOS · 0.63 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJBHDR7NLNK3109 KY A46503 WESTERN STAR 5700 2022 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC532XGM608423 KY 66082T VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2016 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 2501-5000 lbs over on an axle/axle groups. 8 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
84064948 Mar 3, 2025 IN L3 SEYMOUR IN 1 —
83994953 Feb 27, 2025 KY L2 EDDYVILLE 3 OOS
83944895 Feb 24, 2025 KY L3 RUSSELLVILLE 0 —
83916159 Feb 18, 2025 TN L3 CLARKSVILLE TN 0 —
83744911 Jan 24, 2025 GA L3 RINGGOLD GA 0 —
83700636 Jan 22, 2025 IN L3 SEYMOUR IN 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88622085 Aug 4, 2026 TN L2 5V8VC532XGM608423 —
88107675 Jun 9, 2026 TN L3 5V8VC532XGM608423 —
86228567 Oct 29, 2025 MD L2 5V8VC532XGM608423 —
84929035 Jun 10, 2025 TN L3 5KJJBHDR7NLNK3109 —
84222819 Mar 24, 2025 TN L1 5KJJBHDR7NLNK3109 —
84222819 Mar 24, 2025 TN L1 5V8VC532XGM608423 —
80834157 Feb 7, 2024 IN L3 5KJJBHDR7NLNK3109 —
79809724 Sep 30, 2023 UT L1 5KJJBHDR7NLNK3109 OOS

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Recent activity at STEELE MO

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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89106470 Sep 25, 2026 CHALLENGER MOTOR FREIGHT INC 1 —
89106459 Sep 25, 2026 RYDER INTEGRATED LOGISTICS INC 1 —