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Roadside Inspection 89037665

Roadside inspection on Sep 17, 2026 in Ohio • Carrier: WESTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 511412) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89037665
Date:
Sep 17, 2026
State:
Ohio
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NORWALK OH
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)
Operating authority:
MC260323
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
V0884HY (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 8.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.19 violations per inspection across 20,435 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Ohio
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 18,451 Level 2 inspections in Ohio during 2026
vs typical at NORWALK OH
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 151 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 600,531 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)
42%
5483 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
395
522 violations · 97 OOS
Prior 90 days
1158
1440 violations · 251 OOS · 1.24 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5483
6767 violations · 1129 OOS · 1.23 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 3AKJHHDRXSSWD9209 TN V0884HY FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2025 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C5GT473442 TN U623724 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2016 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative. 2 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
89055013 Sep 21, 2026 PA L1 GREENE TWP PA 5 —
89054651 Sep 21, 2026 WY L3 FRANNIE POE 4 —
89052384 Sep 21, 2026 PA L3 GREENWICH TOWNSHIP PA 1 —
89052274 Sep 21, 2026 PA L3 — 1 —
89046554 Sep 21, 2026 CT L2 UNION SCALE 1 OOS
89045520 Sep 21, 2026 NC L3 HENDERSONVILLE NC 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85283489 Jul 16, 2025 MD L1 3AKJHHDRXSSWD9209 OOS
83481356 Dec 20, 2024 CA L1 3H3V532C5GT473442 OOS

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