Roadside Inspection 88749356

Roadside inspection on Aug 19, 2026 in Arkansas • Carrier: EMPIRE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 253615) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88749356
Date:
Aug 19, 2026
State:
Arkansas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HOPE AR
Carrier (USDOT):
EMPIRE EXPRESS INC (253615)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A4167HY (TN)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a 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 0.82 violations per inspection across 446 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Arkansas
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 4,046 Level 1 inspections in Arkansas during 2026
vs typical at HOPE AR
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 4,561 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 407,924 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
54%
110 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
5
6 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
16
14 violations · 6 OOS · 0.88 per inspection
Prior 365 days
110
84 violations · 26 OOS · 0.76 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJHHDR8TLWL8304 TN A4167HY FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2026
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D8PL415351 TN 32659T WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2023

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 2501-5000 lbs over on an axle/axle groups. 8 Unsafe Driving

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
88817844 Aug 25, 2026 TN L3 GORDONSVILLE TN 0
88781309 Aug 24, 2026 KY L3 0
88638287 Aug 7, 2026 MS L3 0
88619124 Aug 3, 2026 TX L2 4 OOS
88618419 Aug 3, 2026 TX L2 1
88606554 Aug 2, 2026 TX L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86870565 Jan 21, 2026 TN L1 1FUJHHDR8TLWL8304 OOS
86084375 Oct 16, 2025 OH L3 1FUJHHDR8TLWL8304
85977168 Oct 5, 2025 TN L3 1FUJHHDR8TLWL8304

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