Roadside Inspection 88560012

Roadside inspection on Jul 30, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: WESTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 511412) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88560012
Date:
Jul 30, 2026
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IA
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)
Operating authority:
MC260323
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
S5947HY (TN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.19 violations per inspection across 19,792 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Iowa
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 6,811 Level 2 inspections in Iowa during 2026
vs typical at IA
2
On par with station median (2)
Median of 35 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 577,701 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)
41%
5664 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
419
500 violations · 73 OOS
Prior 90 days
1112
1378 violations · 239 OOS · 1.24 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5664
7187 violations · 1169 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 393.100B-C (Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV., severity weight 7). (393.100B-C)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR9RSUS9456 TN S5947HY FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR4M0628PH439530 TN 281687T GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2023

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.100B-C Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
383.71H Failing to submit medical certification documentation as required. 1 Driver Fitness

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
88970638 Sep 11, 2026 WV L3 BRUCETON MILLS WV 4
88969944 Sep 11, 2026 KY L1 LONDON KY 2 OOS
88969722 Sep 11, 2026 KY L3 WADDY KY 2
88969197 Sep 11, 2026 PA L2 TIOGA TWP PA 3 OOS
88968693 Sep 10, 2026 CA L3 CAJON SCALES 1 OOS
88964655 Sep 10, 2026 NJ L3 GREENWICH SCALE EB 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88887389 Sep 1, 2026 OH L2 3AKJHHDR9RSUS9456 OOS
88339123 Jul 7, 2026 IA L3 1GR4M0628PH439530
87336940 Mar 19, 2026 PA L3 1GR4M0628PH439530
84566934 May 1, 2025 PA L2 3AKJHHDR9RSUS9456 OOS
83656774 Jan 20, 2025 MD L2 3AKJHHDR9RSUS9456 OOS
82116797 Jul 11, 2024 NY L2 1GR4M0628PH439530
82059698 Jul 5, 2024 SC L3 1GR4M0628PH439530
81875353 Jun 12, 2024 NY L2 3AKJHHDR9RSUS9456

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