Roadside Inspection 88565173

Roadside inspection on Jul 29, 2026 in Illinois • Carrier: EMPIRE EXPEDITED INC (USDOT 4043163) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

Inspection Level

Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 88565173
Date:: Jul 29, 2026
State:: Illinois
Level:: Level III — Driver Only
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 1
Violations:: 0
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: INTERSTATE 88
Carrier (USDOT):: EMPIRE EXPEDITED INC (4043163)
Vehicle:: PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:: VW5996 (NC)
VIN:: 1XPBD49X3VD837411

What this inspection means

This is a clean inspection — no violations were recorded.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a clean and typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical

Cleaner than carrier average

Carrier averages 0.97 violations per inspection across 76 prior records

vs Level 3 median in Illinois

On par with median (0)

Median of 22,136 Level 3 inspections in Illinois during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median

Same as the median (0)

Compared to 556,055 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026

OOS at this inspection

Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%

Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026

Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)

61%

44 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

2 violations · 0 OOS

Prior 90 days

15 violations · 1 OOS · 1.67 per inspection

Prior 365 days

36 violations · 5 OOS · 0.82 per inspection

Honest opinion

A clean inspection here is a positive signal in the context of a recent stretch where this carrier's violation rate ran above its lifetime average.

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq	Type	VIN	Plate	Make	Model	Year	OOS
1	TRUCK TRACTOR	1XPBD49X3VD837411	NC VW5996	PETERBILT	579	2027	—

No violations cited during this inspection.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS
88693837	Aug 13, 2026	OK	L3	SEQUOYAH POE	0	—
88543598	Jul 28, 2026	VA	L3	—	1	—
88419301	Jul 15, 2026	NM	L1	—	1	—
88275620	Jun 26, 2026	TX	L2	—	2	—
88128619	Jun 12, 2026	PA	L3	—	0	—
88135322	Jun 11, 2026	TN	L3	—	0	—

Related records

Carrier

EMPIRE EXPEDITED INC

Full carrier record and safety profile.

Station

INTERSTATE 88

All inspections at this site.

State

Inspections in Illinois

Statewide inspection records.

Level

Level III — Driver Only

All inspections at this CVSA level.

Vehicle

VIN 1XPBD49X3VD837411

All inspections and records for this VIN.

Plate

VW5996 (NC)

All inspections tied to this plate.

Reference

FMCSR Violations

Violation-code reference library.

Recent activity at INTERSTATE 88

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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87546919	Apr 9, 2026	USCAN LOGISTICS INC	—
87495982	Apr 4, 2026	SKYWALKER CARGO LLC	—
87453520	Mar 29, 2026	COVENANT TRANSPORT LLC	—
87440346	Mar 29, 2026	BOSTAN EXPRESS INC	—
87408974	Mar 25, 2026	CENTRAL TRANSPORT LLC	—
87408973	Mar 25, 2026	ALL TRUCK TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC	—