Roadside Inspection 88857897

Roadside inspection on Aug 31, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: J W EXPRESS INC (USDOT 267985) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER 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 #:
88857897
Date:
Aug 31, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LOUISVILLE KY
Carrier (USDOT):
J W EXPRESS INC (267985)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Coronado TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PWL1307 (OH)

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 8.

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 1.78 violations per inspection across 59 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Kentucky
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 12,059 Level 3 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at LOUISVILLE KY
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 45 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 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)
38%
16 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
1
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
8 violations · 2 OOS · 2.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
16
20 violations · 2 OOS · 1.25 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FVXFB003CDBL4496 OH PWL1307 FREIGHTLINER Coronado 2012
2 SEMI-TRAILER 145X412S9GL103125 TN U891945 HYUNDAI STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC. Hyundai Steel Industries, Inc. 2016

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLL State/Local Laws - 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
88797196 Aug 25, 2026 IN L3 PLYMOUTH IN 2
88527992 Jul 26, 2026 KY L3 0
88436779 Jul 15, 2026 IN L2 4 OOS
88341190 Jul 6, 2026 IN L3 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87208053 Mar 2, 2026 IN L3 1FVXFB003CDBL4496
86823779 Jan 13, 2026 IN L3 1FVXFB003CDBL4496
86609061 Dec 12, 2025 IN L3 1FVXFB003CDBL4496
86577968 Dec 10, 2025 IN L3 1FVXFB003CDBL4496
86479393 Dec 3, 2025 IL L3 1FVXFB003CDBL4496
80827196 Feb 12, 2024 OH L2 1FVXFB003CDBL4496 OOS

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