Roadside Inspection 84731359

Roadside inspection on May 19, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: ES EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3537190) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84731359
Date:
May 19, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
ES EXPRESS LLC (3537190)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Columbia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1N26783 (TX)

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 15.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.15 violations per inspection across 27 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 211,466 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2025
vs typical at US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 8,408 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
19%
27 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
13
35 violations · 7 OOS
Prior 90 days
27
85 violations · 13 OOS · 3.15 per inspection
Prior 365 days
27
85 violations · 13 OOS · 3.15 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 396.3A1BL (Brake system pressure loss, severity weight 4). (396.3A1BL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJA6CG93LK78551 TX 1N26783 FREIGHTLINER Columbia 2003
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3S9G6PG23PC097356 ME 5247284 SEMIREMOLQUES EL PAISANO
Ticket: Other
Semiremolques el Paisano 2023

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2UV Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1B Brakes (general) Explain: 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1BL Brake system pressure loss 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11TL Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 3 Vehicle Maintenance

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
85234200 Jul 15, 2025 TX L2 8
85234731 Jul 11, 2025 TX L2 US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE 2 OOS
85191864 Jul 7, 2025 TX L2 7 OOS
85156893 Jul 4, 2025 TX L2 US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE 4 OOS
85142218 Jul 1, 2025 TX L2 TX97 MP 550 6 OOS
85114899 Jul 1, 2025 TX L2 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86406769 Nov 20, 2025 TX L2 1FUJA6CG93LK78551
83830274 Jan 31, 2025 TX L2 1FUJA6CG93LK78551 OOS
81018771 Feb 28, 2024 TX L2 1FUJA6CG93LK78551 OOS

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