Roadside Inspection 89021670

Roadside inspection on Sep 15, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: EMPIRE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 253615) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89021670
Date:
Sep 15, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LAKELAND TN
Carrier (USDOT):
EMPIRE EXPRESS INC (253615)
Operating authority:
MC179963
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
U1129HY (TN)

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 4.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a 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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.82 violations per inspection across 455 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Tennessee
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 9,239 Level 2 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at LAKELAND TN
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 149 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 597,431 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
55%
104 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
9
6 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
20
17 violations · 8 OOS · 0.85 per inspection
Prior 365 days
104
77 violations · 24 OOS · 0.74 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9X6SD728129 TN U1129HY PETERBILT 579 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D3HL947169 TN U654936 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2017

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit. 4 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
89025384 Sep 12, 2026 TX L2 TX 0
88984367 Sep 11, 2026 GA L3 ATLANTA GA 2
88919373 Sep 5, 2026 ND L3 MOORETON ND 0
88886237 Sep 1, 2026 TX L2 TX 0
88856991 Aug 31, 2026 KY L1 WALTON KY 1 OOS
88850155 Aug 28, 2026 TN L1 ARDMORE TN 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84837384 Jun 1, 2025 TN L3 1XPBDP9X6SD728129
84691493 May 14, 2025 TN L1 1XPBDP9X6SD728129 OOS
84159962 Mar 17, 2025 TN L1 1JJV532D3HL947169
83914042 Feb 19, 2025 MD L2 1XPBDP9X6SD728129
83209435 Nov 20, 2024 SC L3 1XPBDP9X6SD728129
81884848 Jun 11, 2024 FL L2 1JJV532D3HL947169

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