Roadside Inspection 88822161

Roadside inspection on Aug 27, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: ESTES EXPRESS LINES (USDOT 121018) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88822161
Date:
Aug 27, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MOREHEAD KY
Carrier (USDOT):
ESTES EXPRESS LINES (121018)
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT625 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3583398 (IN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 7.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.85 violations per inspection across 8,124 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 14,435 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at MOREHEAD KY
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 41 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
2
1 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)
57%
2005 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
137
86 violations · 17 OOS
Prior 90 days
412
311 violations · 42 OOS · 0.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
2005
1597 violations · 207 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 3HSDYAPN7MN198940 IN 3583398 INTERNATIONAL LT625 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C6KR061987 TN U856688 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2019

Violations Cited

2 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
395.3A2-HOSPRNP Driving beyond 14 hour duty period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation 1 Hours of Service

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
88836647 Aug 28, 2026 KY L1 EDDYVILLE KY 0
88841068 Aug 27, 2026 TX L2 TX 0
88839290 Aug 27, 2026 AL L2 STEELE AL 1
88836389 Aug 27, 2026 AL L2 SPANISH FORT AL 0
88834838 Aug 27, 2026 PA L1 MCKEESPORT PA 0
88833305 Aug 27, 2026 MS L3 IUKA SCALE US 72 WEST MS 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87314626 Mar 11, 2026 TX L3 3H3V532C6KR061987
85938036 Oct 2, 2025 NC L3 3H3V532C6KR061987
82393473 Aug 15, 2024 KY L1 3HSDYAPN7MN198940
80693787 Jan 25, 2024 KY L1 3HSDYAPN7MN198940

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