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Roadside Inspection 85642356

Roadside inspection on Aug 30, 2025 in Tennessee • Carrier: ESEN CARGO INC (USDOT 4028502) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85642356
Date:
Aug 30, 2025
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ARDMORE TN
Carrier (USDOT):
ESEN CARGO INC (4028502)
Operating authority:
MC1521349
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PXC8461 (OH)

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 12.

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 this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.49 violations per inspection across 41 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 39,142 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2025
vs typical at ARDMORE TN
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 7,626 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
2
1 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
44%
18 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
4
7 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
10 violations · 2 OOS · 1.43 per inspection
Prior 365 days
18
19 violations · 4 OOS · 1.06 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR4LSLZ7359 OH PXC8461 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2536J6100103 ME 442481Z UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2018 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 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
86064508 Oct 15, 2025 MO L2 ROCK PORT MO 1 —
85679121 Sep 3, 2025 SD L2 VALLEY SPRINGS SD 0 —
85567703 Aug 21, 2025 NM L2 OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRY 4 —
85554601 Aug 21, 2025 KY L2 GEORGETOWN 1 OOS
85560361 Aug 15, 2025 GA L3 TOWNSEND GA 1 —
85499862 Aug 10, 2025 WA L2 EPHRATA WA 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88629225 Aug 6, 2026 KY L3 3AKJHHDR4LSLZ7359 OOS
88617134 Aug 5, 2026 KY L3 3AKJHHDR4LSLZ7359 OOS
87408474 Mar 24, 2026 IA L2 1UYVS2536J6100103 —
87226526 Mar 5, 2026 WY L3 3AKJHHDR4LSLZ7359 OOS
87171754 Feb 25, 2026 MD L2 1UYVS2536J6100103 OOS
86630149 Dec 19, 2025 NC L3 3AKJHHDR4LSLZ7359 —
86351607 Nov 15, 2025 NM L1 3AKJHHDR4LSLZ7359 OOS
83956696 Feb 25, 2025 NC L2 3AKJHHDR4LSLZ7359 OOS

Carrier booking & risk tools

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