Roadside Inspection 85225738

Roadside inspection on Jul 16, 2025 in Connecticut • Carrier: WESTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 511412) • 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 #:
85225738
Date:
Jul 16, 2025
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MIDDLETOWN SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R5599HY (TN)

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 1.

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 1.15 violations per inspection across 13,912 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Connecticut
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 8,808 Level 3 inspections in Connecticut during 2025
vs typical at MIDDLETOWN SCALE
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 1,574 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)
41%
5731 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
482
671 violations · 108 OOS
Prior 90 days
1476
1975 violations · 320 OOS · 1.34 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5731
7003 violations · 1150 OOS · 1.22 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDRXPSNV8304 TN R5599HY FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR4M0625PH452638 TN 324994T GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2023

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLUP State/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway. 1 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
85783414 Sep 14, 2025 CA L1 DESERT HILLS IF 7 OOS
85805541 Sep 13, 2025 CA L1 4 OOS
85777009 Sep 13, 2025 ME L3 FARMINGTON 1
85777007 Sep 13, 2025 ME L3 FARMINGTON 4
85777001 Sep 13, 2025 ME L3 FARMINGTON 1
85774376 Sep 13, 2025 UT L1 5

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86527403 Dec 4, 2025 NY L2 3AKJHHDRXPSNV8304
85123603 Jun 27, 2025 MD L1 1GR4M0625PH452638
82056325 Jul 8, 2024 MD L2 3AKJHHDRXPSNV8304
81498468 Apr 30, 2024 PA L1 3AKJHHDRXPSNV8304
80195145 Nov 16, 2023 PA L1 3AKJHHDRXPSNV8304

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