Roadside Inspection 88822039

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in Virginia • Carrier: DOWELL EXPRESS INC (USDOT 574234) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
1
13% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88822039
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
Virginia
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
STEPHENS CITY VA
Carrier (USDOT):
DOWELL EXPRESS INC (574234)
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT625 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
C710FG (GA)

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 26.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.26 violations per inspection across 61 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Virginia
8
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 3,826 Level 1 inspections in Virginia during 2026
vs typical at STEPHENS CITY VA
8
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 942 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
8
7 more than the median (1)
Compared to 407,924 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
41%
46 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
3 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
16
15 violations · 3 OOS · 0.94 per inspection
Prior 365 days
46
50 violations · 10 OOS · 1.09 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-HLLH Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
88790148 Aug 25, 2026 MS L3 0
88796221 Aug 24, 2026 MD L2 PERRYVILLE MD 2 OOS
88766283 Aug 21, 2026 TN L3 0
88727331 Aug 18, 2026 KY L1 1 OOS
88664491 Aug 10, 2026 MO L2 0
88481977 Jul 20, 2026 KS L3 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88300392 Jun 30, 2026 KS L2 3HSDZAPR8KN310853
88210147 Jun 22, 2026 MS L3 3HSDZAPR8KN310853
87149156 Feb 26, 2026 NC L3 3HSDZAPR8KN310853
86745955 Jan 6, 2026 GA L3 5V8VC532XTT602783
82691458 Sep 18, 2024 AL L2 3HSDZAPR8KN310853

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