Roadside Inspection 88781012

Roadside inspection on Aug 24, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: ESTES EXPRESS LINES (USDOT 121018) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
3
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88781012
Date:
Aug 24, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
OXFORD NC
Carrier (USDOT):
ESTES EXPRESS LINES (121018)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3584528 (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 14.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.85 violations per inspection across 8,098 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Carolina
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 23,042 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 540,806 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%
1991 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
120
84 violations · 16 OOS
Prior 90 days
407
309 violations · 40 OOS · 0.76 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1991
1595 violations · 206 OOS · 0.80 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 1FUBGBDV6JLJR4791 IN 3584528 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C8DT411044 TN U406158 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2013

Violations Cited

3 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
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.23-LEU Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g., unplugged or looose pigtail). 2 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
88791188 Aug 25, 2026 IA L1 IA 1 OOS
88783224 Aug 24, 2026 SC L3 0
88782122 Aug 24, 2026 NE L1 0
88780627 Aug 24, 2026 SC L1 0
88775593 Aug 21, 2026 LA L3 1
88767995 Aug 20, 2026 OH L3 0

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