Roadside Inspection 88839290

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

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88839290
Date:
Aug 27, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
STEELE AL
Carrier (USDOT):
ESTES EXPRESS LINES (121018)
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL MV607 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
3582954 (IN)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 2.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a typical result.

Severity context

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

vs this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.85 violations per inspection across 8,124 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 12,158 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at STEELE AL
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 73 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
1
Same as 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%
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

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1HTEUMMNXLH264472 IN 3582954 INTERNATIONAL MV607 2020

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 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
88836647 Aug 28, 2026 KY L1 EDDYVILLE KY 0
88841068 Aug 27, 2026 TX L2 TX 0
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
88829141 Aug 27, 2026 NC L3 GOLDSBORO NC 0

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