Roadside Inspection 89040920

Roadside inspection on Sep 19, 2026 in Connecticut • Carrier: WESTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 511412) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89040920
Date:
Sep 19, 2026
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UNION SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)
Operating authority:
MC260323
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT625 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
X1570HY (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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.19 violations per inspection across 20,460 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Connecticut
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 4,420 Level 2 inspections in Connecticut during 2026
vs typical at UNION SCALE
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 1,926 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 598,525 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)
41%
5451 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
392
506 violations · 93 OOS
Prior 90 days
1174
1453 violations · 251 OOS · 1.24 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5451
6724 violations · 1122 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 393.75A3-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 3HSDZAPRXNN600161 TN X1570HY INTERNATIONAL LT625 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C6KT585272 TN U860272 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2019

Violations Cited

1 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

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
89043832 Sep 19, 2026 NM L2 NM 0
89043757 Sep 19, 2026 NM L2 NM 1 OOS
89040533 Sep 19, 2026 KY L1 LOUISVILLE KY 0
89043956 Sep 18, 2026 CA L3 MT. PASS IF 0
89042983 Sep 18, 2026 ME L3 YORK ME 2 OOS
89042945 Sep 18, 2026 MD L2 PERRYVILLE MD 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87930125 May 20, 2026 TN L3 3H3V532C6KT585272
85447744 Aug 7, 2025 AZ L1 3H3V532C6KT585272
84308583 Apr 3, 2025 CA L3 3H3V532C6KT585272
84113358 Mar 11, 2025 WA L1 3H3V532C6KT585272
83723609 Jan 27, 2025 WA L3 3H3V532C6KT585272
83525976 Jan 2, 2025 NM L3 3H3V532C6KT585272
79951535 Oct 17, 2023 NY L2 3HSDZAPRXNN600161
79751946 Sep 25, 2023 MD L2 3HSDZAPRXNN600161

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