Roadside Inspection 88855437

Roadside inspection on Aug 31, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: ESTES EXPRESS LINES (USDOT 121018) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88855437
Date:
Aug 31, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROANOKE RAPIDS NC
Carrier (USDOT):
ESTES EXPRESS LINES (121018)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3589792 (IN)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 16.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.85 violations per inspection across 8,146 prior records
vs Level 3 median in North Carolina
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 35,694 Level 3 inspections in North Carolina during 2026
vs typical at ROANOKE RAPIDS NC
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 52 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
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 568,192 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)
57%
1995 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
128
79 violations · 15 OOS
Prior 90 days
427
327 violations · 44 OOS · 0.77 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1995
1596 violations · 206 OOS · 0.80 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGEFG0LDLV0511 IN 3589792 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 2GR1A0629LK167479 TN 030288T GLENDALE RV
Ticket: Great Dane
2020

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 1-2500 lbs over on an axle/axle groups. 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 2501-5000 lbs over on an axle/axle groups. 8 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
88851070 Aug 29, 2026 TN L3 SMYRNA TN 0
88851034 Aug 29, 2026 TN L3 ARLINGTON TN 0
88850923 Aug 29, 2026 MD L2 PERRYVILLE MD 0
88850509 Aug 28, 2026 VA L2 ASHBURN VA 1
88850106 Aug 28, 2026 TN L3 SELMER TN 0
88849128 Aug 28, 2026 OH L1 HUBBARD OH 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86965776 Feb 3, 2026 NC L2 3AKJGEFG0LDLV0511

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