Roadside Inspection 88915431

Roadside inspection on Sep 5, 2026 in Kansas • Carrier: TA EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2538663) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88915431
Date:
Sep 5, 2026
State:
Kansas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ELLSWORTH COUNTY - 053
Carrier (USDOT):
TA EXPRESS LLC (2538663)
Operating authority:
MC883012
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VAH TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
BECM65 (CO)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 26.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.27 violations per inspection across 22 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Kansas
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 11,359 Level 2 inspections in Kansas during 2026
vs typical at ELLSWORTH COUNTY - 053
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 55 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 577,701 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
1
3 violations · 1 OOS · 3.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
3
9 violations · 1 OOS · 3.00 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V5RC9EJ6PN332414 CO BECM65 VOLVO TRUCK VAH 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5E0AA1649PG855301 ME 5145776 COTTRELL C-09, C-11, CS-10, CS-12M3, CX-09, CX-5LSCH, CX-AK7, CX-LSFA-TRI 2023

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.82DUMT Driver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone. 10 Unsafe Driving
393.25E-L Lighting - Lamps (other than headlamps), not steady burning as required. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2-INAT Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving. 5 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLML State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane. 5 Unsafe Driving
393.24A-L 393.24A-L

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88243502 Jun 23, 2026 TX L2 5E0AA1649PG855301 OOS
88243502 Jun 23, 2026 TX L2 4V5RC9EJ6PN332414 OOS
87471951 Mar 31, 2026 KS L2 4V5RC9EJ6PN332414
87471951 Mar 31, 2026 KS L2 5E0AA1649PG855301
87322279 Mar 18, 2026 KY L2 5E0AA1649PG855301
87322279 Mar 18, 2026 KY L2 4V5RC9EJ6PN332414
85551232 Aug 19, 2025 FL L3 4V5RC9EJ6PN332414
85551232 Aug 19, 2025 FL L3 5E0AA1649PG855301

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