Roadside Inspection 88831635

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in Maryland • Carrier: WATKINS EXPRESS FREIGHT INC (USDOT 804991) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
0
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88831635
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
Maryland
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
0
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FROSTBURG MD
Operating authority:
MC440782
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 57X Chassis TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A45898 (KY)

What this inspection means

This is a clean inspection — no violations were recorded.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a clean and typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
0
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.87 violations per inspection across 235 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Maryland
0
Cleaner than median (1)
Median of 11,580 Level 1 inspections in Maryland during 2026
vs typical at FROSTBURG MD
0
On par with station median (0)
Median of 4,539 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
0
1 fewer than the median (1)
Compared to 445,924 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
33%
52 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
4
13 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
14
25 violations · 4 OOS · 1.79 per inspection
Prior 365 days
52
59 violations · 11 OOS · 1.13 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.1× their typical violation rate (25 violations across 14 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.87 per inspection).

Honest opinion

A clean inspection here is a positive signal in the context of a recent stretch where this carrier's violation rate ran above its lifetime average.

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJBZDR5SLVZ1880 KY A45898 WESTERN STAR 57X Chassis 2025 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC5321FM505440 KY 54498T VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2015 —
No violations cited during this inspection.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
89004726 Sep 11, 2026 MT L2 BROADUS MT 1 OOS
88981840 Sep 10, 2026 GA L3 RINGGOLD GA 3 —
88688273 Aug 11, 2026 TN L1 — 2 OOS
88674423 Aug 10, 2026 TN L3 — 1 —
88646523 Aug 7, 2026 TN L3 — 0 —
88622085 Aug 4, 2026 TN L2 — 10 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86062390 Oct 14, 2025 TN L3 5V8VC5321FM505440 —
80857399 Feb 14, 2024 ID L2 5V8VC5321FM505440 —

Related records

Recent activity at FROSTBURG MD

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
89053522 Sep 20, 2026 ORNER & SONS TRUCKING INC 1 —
89043908 Sep 18, 2026 RIVERSIDE TRANSPORTATION INC 0 —
89043873 Sep 18, 2026 J RAYL TRANSPORT INC 0 —
89043854 Sep 18, 2026 CALEDONIA HAULERS LLC 0 —
89042076 Sep 18, 2026 USKO EXPRESS INC 0 —
89041406 Sep 18, 2026 GRAY FLEET CORP 0 —