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Roadside Inspection 86397052

Roadside inspection on Nov 22, 2025 in Connecticut • Carrier: WESTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 511412) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
13
OOS Violations
1
8% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86397052
Date:
Nov 22, 2025
State:
Connecticut
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
13
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UNION SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)
Operating authority:
MC260323
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
N7594HY (TN)

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 63.

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
13
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.18 violations per inspection across 16,030 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Connecticut
13
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 4,665 Level 1 inspections in Connecticut during 2025
vs typical at UNION SCALE
13
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,946 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
13
12 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)
40%
5892 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
491
592 violations · 93 OOS
Prior 90 days
1473
1954 violations · 299 OOS · 1.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5892
7479 violations · 1204 OOS · 1.27 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-ATIS (Tire connected to an operable atis has a noticeable leak (e.g. can be heard or felt) specific to the tread area and atis is able to maintain inflation pressure gr, severity weight 8). (393.75A3-ATIS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR0NSMW2775 TN N7594HY FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C2GT473012 TN 150050T HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2016 —

Violations Cited

13 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.75A3-ATIS Tire connected to an operable atis has a noticeable leak (e.g. can be heard or felt) specific to the tread area and atis is able to maintain inflation pressure gr 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LHWS Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LTSIR Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LTSIR Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.45D-BHCR Air Brake - Crimped or restricted 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-ALATR Air Brake - Any leak from an air tank reservoir. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
392.8-D Driver - Failed to inspect /use emergency equipment. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 1 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
86937408 Jan 21, 2026 NM L1 SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY 4 —
86902750 Jan 21, 2026 NY L2 SCHROON LAKE NY 2 —
86902211 Jan 21, 2026 NY L3 GROVELAND NY 4 —
86902043 Jan 21, 2026 NY L3 SYRACUSE NY 0 —
86900493 Jan 21, 2026 CA L3 — 0 —
86896451 Jan 21, 2026 MN L3 WEST LAKELAND MN 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89068600 Sep 21, 2026 OH L3 3AKJHHDR0NSMW2775 —
87958587 May 25, 2026 NC L3 3AKJHHDR0NSMW2775 —
81719655 May 22, 2024 NY L2 3AKJHHDR0NSMW2775 —
81093510 Mar 13, 2024 ME L3 3AKJHHDR0NSMW2775 OOS
83920226 Jan 8, 2024 NM L2 3H3V532C2GT473012 OOS

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