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Roadside Inspection 89094033

Roadside inspection on Sep 23, 2026 in Florida • Carrier: EMPIRE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 253615) • Vehicle: PETERBILT 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 #:
89094033
Date:
Sep 23, 2026
State:
Florida
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
JASPER FL
Carrier (USDOT):
EMPIRE EXPRESS INC (253615)
Operating authority:
MC179963
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
U1071HY (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 6.

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 0.81 violations per inspection across 458 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Florida
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 22,091 Level 2 inspections in Florida during 2026
vs typical at JASPER FL
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 3,687 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 609,268 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)
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
11
7 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
22
19 violations · 8 OOS · 0.86 per inspection
Prior 365 days
103
76 violations · 21 OOS · 0.74 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-LSLIWR (Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLIWR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9X2SD728127 TN U1071HY PETERBILT 579 2025 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D0GL939920 TN U1071HY WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2016 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 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
89104557 Sep 24, 2026 TN L1 STANTON TN 1 OOS
89103845 Sep 24, 2026 TN L3 LEXINGTON TN 0 —
89073216 Sep 22, 2026 TN L1 STANTON TN 1 —
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 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85574284 Aug 22, 2025 OH L3 1XPBDP9X2SD728127 —
83542818 Jan 6, 2025 MO L3 1XPBDP9X2SD728127 —
82963256 Oct 21, 2024 AR L3 1XPBDP9X2SD728127 —
82126586 Jul 16, 2024 AK L1 1JJV532D0GL939920 —
80704112 Jan 22, 2024 MS L3 1JJV532D0GL939920 —

Related records

Recent activity at JASPER FL

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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89105082 Sep 24, 2026 JW LOGISTICS CORP 0 —
89105046 Sep 24, 2026 KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC 1 OOS