Roadside Inspection 84944926

Roadside inspection on Jun 11, 2025 in Tennessee • Carrier: WS EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2347077) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84944926
Date:
Jun 11, 2025
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOXVILLE TN
Carrier (USDOT):
WS EXPRESS LLC (2347077)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
C699EP (GA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 13.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 Level 1 median in Tennessee
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 39,142 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2025
vs typical at KNOXVILLE TN
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 10,867 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
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 396.3A1-BALR (Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test., severity weight 4). (396.3A1-BALR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X2FJ426407 GA C699EP KENWORTH T680 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1DW1A53275B773713 GA XKT028 STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers 2005

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLTCD State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety offical, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other. 5 Unsafe Driving
393.45D-BAAL Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1-BALR Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88846990 Aug 28, 2026 TN L3 1XKYD49X2FJ426407
78361177 Apr 17, 2023 AL L2 1DW1A53275B773713

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