Roadside Inspection 88969944

Roadside inspection on Sep 11, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: WESTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 511412) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88969944
Date:
Sep 11, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LONDON KY
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)
Operating authority:
MC260323
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
U2071HY (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 13.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 20,346 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 15,484 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at LONDON KY
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 921 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 431,349 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
41%
5509 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
374
494 violations · 94 OOS
Prior 90 days
1140
1415 violations · 249 OOS · 1.24 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5509
6824 violations · 1138 OOS · 1.24 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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDRXSSVU9482 TN U2071HY FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C5KT585103 TN U860003 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2019

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.16B-CPASS Co-Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a property-carrying CMV. 7 Unsafe Driving
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 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
88970638 Sep 11, 2026 WV L3 BRUCETON MILLS WV 4
88969722 Sep 11, 2026 KY L3 WADDY KY 2
88969197 Sep 11, 2026 PA L2 TIOGA TWP PA 3 OOS
88968693 Sep 10, 2026 CA L3 CAJON SCALES 1 OOS
88964655 Sep 10, 2026 NJ L3 GREENWICH SCALE EB 0
88963273 Sep 10, 2026 NM L3 NM 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86515018 Dec 8, 2025 VA L1 3AKJHHDRXSSVU9482 OOS
84592747 May 5, 2025 PA L3 3H3V532C5KT585103
83199482 Nov 13, 2024 NY L3 3AKJHHDRXSSVU9482

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