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Roadside Inspection 86995868

Roadside inspection on Feb 4, 2026 in Texas • Carrier: ESTES EXPRESS LINES (USDOT 121018) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86995868
Date:
Feb 4, 2026
State:
Texas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US75 SB DENISON SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
ESTES EXPRESS LINES (121018)
Operating authority:
MC97275
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT625 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3583594 (IN)

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 10.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, 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 0.85 violations per inspection across 7,078 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
4
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 49,549 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2026
vs typical at US75 SB DENISON SCALE
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,684 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 454,621 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
57%
2386 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
177
126 violations · 19 OOS
Prior 90 days
508
399 violations · 48 OOS · 0.79 per inspection
Prior 365 days
2386
1917 violations · 219 OOS · 0.80 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 393.9 (Inoperable Required Lamp, severity weight 2). (393.9)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDYAPN9NN199721 IN 3583594 INTERNATIONAL LT625 2022 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV281D4KL091797 TN 534474T WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2019 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45DLUV Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.95F Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 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
87501267 Apr 5, 2026 NC L3 DAVIE COUNTY, I-40, W 0 —
87543466 Apr 4, 2026 IN L3 FREMONT IN 3 —
87525891 Apr 3, 2026 TX L2 INTERSTATE 45 NB AND 0 —
87501375 Apr 3, 2026 NC L2 STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4 0 —
87495818 Apr 3, 2026 NM L2 CARLSBAD PORT OF ENTRY (WHITES 0 —
87493942 Apr 3, 2026 TN L3 LEXINGTON TN 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89024917 Sep 16, 2026 LA L3 3HSDYAPN9NN199721 —
85585487 Aug 20, 2025 TX L1 3HSDYAPN9NN199721 OOS

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