Roadside Inspection 88994738

Roadside inspection on Sep 14, 2026 in Louisiana • 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 #:
88994738
Date:
Sep 14, 2026
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
OAKDALE LA
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)
Operating authority:
MC260323
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
S5953HY (TN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 14.

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 20,381 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Louisiana
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 5,141 Level 1 inspections in Louisiana during 2026
vs typical at OAKDALE LA
2
On par with station median (1.5)
Median of 38 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 443,839 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%
5482 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
369
511 violations · 96 OOS
Prior 90 days
1152
1441 violations · 252 OOS · 1.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5482
6794 violations · 1131 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDRXRSUS9451 TN S5953HY FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR4M0628PH457462 TN 370104T GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2023

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance

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
89036295 Sep 18, 2026 UT L1 KANAB UT 1
89036214 Sep 18, 2026 WY L3 FRANNIE POE 0
89035628 Sep 18, 2026 PA L3 2
89035618 Sep 18, 2026 PA L3 ANTRIM TOWNSHIP PA 2
89033788 Sep 18, 2026 CT L3 VERNON 0
89033757 Sep 18, 2026 ME L3 YORK - SCALES 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88004017 Jun 1, 2026 CT L2 3AKJHHDRXRSUS9451
87496754 Apr 4, 2026 TN L3 3AKJHHDRXRSUS9451
87234859 Mar 4, 2026 MD L2 3AKJHHDRXRSUS9451
85997292 Oct 6, 2025 WI L2 3AKJHHDRXRSUS9451
85925365 Sep 30, 2025 DE L2 3AKJHHDRXRSUS9451
85034050 Jun 23, 2025 TN L2 3AKJHHDRXRSUS9451
84857333 Jun 2, 2025 PA L2 1GR4M0628PH457462 OOS
84592829 May 5, 2025 PA L1 1GR4M0628PH457462

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