Roadside Inspection 88436779

Roadside inspection on Jul 15, 2026 in Indiana • Carrier: J W EXPRESS INC (USDOT 267985) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88436779
Date:
Jul 15, 2026
State:
Indiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LOWELL IN
Carrier (USDOT):
J W EXPRESS INC (267985)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Coronado TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PWQ0410 (OH)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 12.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 1.77 violations per inspection across 56 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Indiana
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 5,836 Level 2 inspections in Indiana during 2026
vs typical at LOWELL IN
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,531 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 543,171 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
31%
16 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
1
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
2 violations · 1 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
16
25 violations · 2 OOS · 1.56 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 393.9A-LSLIWR (Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLIWR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3ALXFB004FDGM4388 OH PWQ0410 FREIGHTLINER Coronado 2015
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS 1DW4C5324REB51696 TN 402352T STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers 2024

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
395.8A No drivers record of duty status when one is required 1 Hours of Service
395.8A No drivers record of duty status when one is required 1 Hours of Service

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
88797196 Aug 25, 2026 IN L3 PLYMOUTH IN 2
88527992 Jul 26, 2026 KY L3 0
88341190 Jul 6, 2026 IN L3 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86859258 Jan 21, 2026 IN L3 3ALXFB004FDGM4388
85997380 Oct 6, 2025 IN L3 3ALXFB004FDGM4388
81557590 May 8, 2024 OH L2 3ALXFB004FDGM4388
80548706 Jan 3, 2024 OH L3 3ALXFB004FDGM4388

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