Roadside Inspection 88479921

Roadside inspection on Jul 21, 2026 in Delaware • Carrier: ESTES EXPRESS LINES (USDOT 121018) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88479921
Date:
Jul 21, 2026
State:
Delaware
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
MIDDLETOWN DE
Carrier (USDOT):
ESTES EXPRESS LINES (121018)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3590979 (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 8.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.85 violations per inspection across 7,958 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Delaware
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 1,408 Level 2 inspections in Delaware during 2026
vs typical at MIDDLETOWN DE
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 2,592 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 546,405 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)
57%
2083 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
141
107 violations · 10 OOS
Prior 90 days
405
326 violations · 36 OOS · 0.80 per inspection
Prior 365 days
2083
1680 violations · 208 OOS · 0.81 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 1XKYD49X3MJ456920 IN 3590979 KENWORTH T680 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0629GK262923 TN U600680 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1986

Violations Cited

1 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

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
88829141 Aug 27, 2026 NC L3 GOLDSBORO NC 0
88829031 Aug 27, 2026 NE L1 NORTH PLATTE NE 2
88824397 Aug 27, 2026 MI L1 PONTIAC SCALE S/B 2
88824259 Aug 27, 2026 SC L1 DUNCAN SC 4
88823270 Aug 27, 2026 KY L1 KUTTAWA KY 1
88822161 Aug 27, 2026 KY L1 MOREHEAD KY 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88504273 Jul 22, 2026 MD L2 1XKYD49X3MJ456920

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