Roadside Inspection 89035311

Roadside inspection on Sep 18, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: ESTES EXPRESS LINES (USDOT 121018) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89035311
Date:
Sep 18, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HAZARD KY
Carrier (USDOT):
ESTES EXPRESS LINES (121018)
Operating authority:
MC97275
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL MA025 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
3582848 (IN)

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 5.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.84 violations per inspection across 8,274 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Kentucky
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 10,385 Level 2 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at HAZARD KY
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 99 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 599,292 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
58%
2010 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
190
134 violations · 19 OOS
Prior 90 days
457
332 violations · 48 OOS · 0.73 per inspection
Prior 365 days
2010
1611 violations · 212 OOS · 0.80 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 393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 (Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles), severity weight 5). (393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3HAMMMMN8FL659678 IN 3582848 INTERNATIONAL MA025 2015

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 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
89043067 Sep 18, 2026 WV L2 GHENT WV 0
89040308 Sep 18, 2026 MD L2 WARWICK MD 2 OOS
89033048 Sep 18, 2026 KY L3 EDDYVILLE KY 3
89031804 Sep 18, 2026 NJ L3 KNOWLTON SCALE 0
89037749 Sep 17, 2026 FL L3 JASPER FL 1
89036495 Sep 17, 2026 TN L3 PARIS TN 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87969917 May 26, 2026 KY L1 3HAMMMMN8FL659678
86775810 Jan 13, 2026 KY L1 3HAMMMMN8FL659678
86528029 Dec 9, 2025 KY L3 3HAMMMMN8FL659678
85670257 Sep 3, 2025 KY L3 3HAMMMMN8FL659678
84985003 Jun 18, 2025 KY L3 3HAMMMMN8FL659678

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Recent activity at HAZARD KY

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