Roadside Inspection 89040308

Roadside inspection on Sep 18, 2026 in Maryland • Carrier: ESTES EXPRESS LINES (USDOT 121018) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L2
Units Inspected
3
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89040308
Date:
Sep 18, 2026
State:
Maryland
Type:
—
Units inspected:
3
Violations:
2
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
WARWICK MD
Carrier (USDOT):
ESTES EXPRESS LINES (121018)
Operating authority:
MC97275
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3934060 (IN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 16.

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 0.84 violations per inspection across 8,274 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maryland
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 31,646 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2026
vs typical at WARWICK MD
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,183 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)
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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

3 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHLFG6TSWX2955 IN 3934060 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2026 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1S11E9286ME543949 TN 101872T STRICK COMMERCIAL TRAILER Strick Commercial Trailer 2021 —
3 FULL TRAILER 1DW1A2812NSA69727 TN 121986T STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers 2022 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEWG2 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 2501-5000 lbs over on allowable gross weight. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 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
89055172 Sep 21, 2026 KS L2 JOHNSON COUNTY 0 —
89049302 Sep 21, 2026 MS L1 JACKSON COUNTY MS 1 —
89043067 Sep 18, 2026 WV L2 GHENT WV 0 —
89035311 Sep 18, 2026 KY L2 HAZARD KY 1 OOS
89033048 Sep 18, 2026 KY L3 EDDYVILLE KY 3 —
89031804 Sep 18, 2026 NJ L3 KNOWLTON SCALE 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88239147 Jun 24, 2026 DE L3 3AKJHLFG6TSWX2955 —
83544225 Dec 27, 2024 US L1 1S11E9286ME543949 —

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