Roadside Inspection 88846457

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

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
4
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88846457
Date:
Aug 27, 2026
State:
Georgia
Type:
Units inspected:
4
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FORSYTH GA
Carrier (USDOT):
ESTES EXPRESS LINES (121018)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3590273 (IN)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 17.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.85 violations per inspection across 8,124 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Georgia
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 20,418 Level 3 inspections in Georgia during 2026
vs typical at FORSYTH GA
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,811 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
6
6 more than the median (0)
Compared to 565,272 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 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 392.2-LCDLR (Restriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of a restriction., severity weight 8). (392.2-LCDLR)

Units Inspected

4 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-LCDLR Restriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of a restriction. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
392.2-SLLTCD State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety offical, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other. 5 Unsafe Driving
395.22H2-ELDNISDT HOS (ELD) Driver failing to have instruction sheet describing the data transfer mechanisms supported by the ELD and step-by-step instructions for the driver to produce and transfer the driver''s hours-of-service records to an authorized safety official 1 Hours of Service
395.22H3-ELDMF HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have an instruction sheet for the driver describing ELD malfunction reporting requirements and recordkeeping procedures during ELD malfunctions. 1 Hours of Service
395.22H4-ELDBRODS HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status and other related information for a minimum of 8 days. 1 Hours of Service
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner 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
88841689 Aug 28, 2026 MI L1 MI 1
88836647 Aug 28, 2026 KY L1 EDDYVILLE KY 0
88843817 Aug 27, 2026 KS L3 OLATHE KS 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

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84138486 Mar 12, 2025 FL L2 3AKJHLFG7NDNG3648
82821978 Oct 3, 2024 AR L2 3AKJHLFG7NDNG3648 OOS

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