Roadside Inspection 88850749

Roadside inspection on Aug 29, 2026 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: EMPIRE X-PRESS INC (USDOT 3397215) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88850749
Date:
Aug 29, 2026
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ALLEGHENY TOWNSHIP PA
Carrier (USDOT):
EMPIRE X-PRESS INC (3397215)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RC61871 (MI)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 3.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above 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
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.00 violations per inspection across 49 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Pennsylvania
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 30,166 Level 3 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2026
vs typical at ALLEGHENY TOWNSHIP PA
1
On par with station median (1)
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 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 566,386 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
26%
19 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
19 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
21 violations · 3 OOS · 3.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
19
39 violations · 6 OOS · 2.05 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH0KN227845 MI RC61871 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K7SS074618 IN PD75623 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2025

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLLR State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation. 3 Unsafe Driving

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
88813968 Aug 24, 2026 IL L3 I-55 NB 2 OOS
88741688 Aug 18, 2026 OH L2 10 OOS
88646067 Aug 7, 2026 IL L1 5
88600816 Aug 4, 2026 MI L2 MONROE SCALE S/B 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85005421 Jun 19, 2025 TN L1 3H3V532K7SS074618 OOS
83838572 Feb 11, 2025 NC L2 4V4NC9EH0KN227845
82664408 Sep 9, 2024 AZ L3 4V4NC9EH0KN227845
81605346 May 13, 2024 MI L3 4V4NC9EH0KN227845
78925442 Jun 12, 2023 TX L2 4V4NC9EH0KN227845 OOS

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