Roadside Inspection 88798980

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in Michigan • Carrier: ESTES EXPRESS LINES (USDOT 121018) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88798980
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
Michigan
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MI
Carrier (USDOT):
ESTES EXPRESS LINES (121018)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3513142 (IN)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

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 slightly above 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 0.85 violations per inspection across 8,110 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Michigan
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,560 Level 2 inspections in Michigan during 2026
vs typical at MI
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 529 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 546,405 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
57%
1999 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
127
84 violations · 16 OOS
Prior 90 days
407
309 violations · 41 OOS · 0.76 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1999
1598 violations · 207 OOS · 0.80 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKGGEDV8KSKM5298 IN 3513142 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C9GT654012 TN U634357 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2016

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.55D2-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 2001 for towed vehicle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance

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
83468073 Dec 19, 2024 CA L1 3H3V532C9GT654012

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