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Roadside Inspection 89073216

Roadside inspection on Sep 22, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: EMPIRE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 253615) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89073216
Date:
Sep 22, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
STANTON TN
Carrier (USDOT):
EMPIRE EXPRESS INC (253615)
Operating authority:
MC179963
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
X5170HY (TN)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 0.81 violations per inspection across 457 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 25,175 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at STANTON TN
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 7,474 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 451,312 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
55%
103 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
10
6 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
21
18 violations · 8 OOS · 0.86 per inspection
Prior 365 days
103
76 violations · 22 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 1XPBDP9X0RD644754 TN X5170HY PETERBILT 579 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 13N148205T1579999 TN 728393T FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 1996 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 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
89037497 Sep 17, 2026 TN L2 MOHAWK TN 0 —
89021670 Sep 15, 2026 TN L2 LAKELAND TN 1 —
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 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85051765 Jun 25, 2025 TX L1 1XPBDP9X0RD644754 —
82844384 Oct 7, 2024 PR L2 1XPBDP9X0RD644754 —
82126586 Jul 16, 2024 AK L1 1XPBDP9X0RD644754 —
79022524 Jun 20, 2023 MS L2 1XPBDP9X0RD644754 —
78568989 May 8, 2023 AR L2 1XPBDP9X0RD644754 —

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Recent activity at STANTON TN

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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89089307 Sep 23, 2026 FERRELLGAS L P 0 —