Roadside Inspection 88875952

Roadside inspection on Aug 31, 2026 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: WESTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 511412) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88875952
Date:
Aug 31, 2026
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NEW CASTLE PA
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT62F TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
S4966HY (TN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 11.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.19 violations per inspection across 20,177 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Pennsylvania
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 15,406 Level 2 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2026
vs typical at NEW CASTLE PA
2
On par with station median (2)
Median of 72 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 556,902 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
41%
5515 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
335
401 violations · 77 OOS
Prior 90 days
1100
1356 violations · 238 OOS · 1.23 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5515
6884 violations · 1132 OOS · 1.25 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 393.110B2II-C (Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 5 feet and no more than 10 feet., severity weight 3). (393.110B2II-C)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDZAPR3RN351126 TN S4966HY INTERNATIONAL LT62F 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR4M0623PH457417 TN 370109T GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2023

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEQP State/Local Laws - Violation of state and local law - Equipment violation. (Must have corresponding state statute or regulation) 8 Unsafe Driving
393.110B2II-C Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 5 feet and no more than 10 feet. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
88883710 Sep 2, 2026 DE L2 TOWNSEND DE 1 OOS
88883305 Sep 2, 2026 SC L3 DUNCAN SC 1
88883290 Sep 2, 2026 SC L3 SPARTANBURG SC 1
88883211 Sep 2, 2026 CA L1 CASTAIC IF 1
88882638 Sep 2, 2026 KY L3 LONDON KY 1
88882618 Sep 2, 2026 WY L1 CHEYENNE I-25 POE 4

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87122895 Feb 23, 2026 AL L3 1GR4M0623PH457417
85976392 Oct 5, 2025 OH L2 1GR4M0623PH457417 OOS
84803489 May 27, 2025 PA L1 1GR4M0623PH457417
82375014 Aug 8, 2024 TX L2 1GR4M0623PH457417
82161872 Jul 19, 2024 MD L2 1GR4M0623PH457417 OOS
80952880 Feb 26, 2024 PA L2 3HSDZAPR3RN351126
79808700 Sep 26, 2023 AZ L3 1GR4M0623PH457417
79751504 Sep 25, 2023 DE L2 3HSDZAPR3RN351126 OOS

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