Roadside Inspection 88827709

Roadside inspection on Aug 27, 2026 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: WESTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 511412) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88827709
Date:
Aug 27, 2026
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BEAVER TWP PA
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R1515HY (TN)

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 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.19 violations per inspection across 20,141 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Pennsylvania
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 12,831 Level 1 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2026
vs typical at BEAVER TWP PA
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 314 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
3
2 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%
5542 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
391
474 violations · 84 OOS
Prior 90 days
1104
1348 violations · 231 OOS · 1.22 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5542
6909 violations · 1131 OOS · 1.25 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-BALR (Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test., severity weight 4). (396.3A1-BALR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR5PSNV8324 TN R1515HY FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D0JL035573 TN U744666 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2018

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LHLI Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BALR Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test. 4 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
88829370 Aug 27, 2026 NM L3 NM 0
88828721 Aug 27, 2026 CA L1 WHISKEYTOWN SCALES 7 OOS
88827764 Aug 27, 2026 PA L2 GREENE TWP PA 1 OOS
88827699 Aug 27, 2026 PA L1 GREENE TWP PA 1
88827148 Aug 27, 2026 CA L1 CASTAIC IF 0
88826717 Aug 27, 2026 WV L2 BRUCETON MILLS WV 4

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87050814 Feb 13, 2026 MD L2 3AKJHHDR5PSNV8324
86833101 Jan 20, 2026 CT L2 1JJV532D0JL035573
84335519 Apr 1, 2025 NY L2 3AKJHHDR5PSNV8324
81933728 Jun 20, 2024 PA L3 3AKJHHDR5PSNV8324
81702084 May 24, 2024 VA L2 3AKJHHDR5PSNV8324
80511519 Dec 30, 2023 NJ L1 3AKJHHDR5PSNV8324
79849805 Oct 5, 2023 VA L3 3AKJHHDR5PSNV8324

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