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Roadside Inspection 89099619

Roadside inspection on Sep 25, 2026 in Connecticut • Carrier: WESTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 511412) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89099619
Date:
Sep 25, 2026
State:
Connecticut
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GREENWICH SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)
Operating authority:
MC260323
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
4012050 (IN)

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 18.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.19 violations per inspection across 20,549 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Connecticut
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 4,585 Level 2 inspections in Connecticut during 2026
vs typical at GREENWICH SCALE
4
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 1,780 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 617,774 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
41%
5454 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
418
554 violations · 105 OOS
Prior 90 days
1189
1494 violations · 259 OOS · 1.26 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5454
6755 violations · 1134 OOS · 1.24 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 3AKJHHDR2RSUS9086 IN 4012050 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D1KL149454 TN U970756 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2019 —

Violations Cited

4 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
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) 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
89143475 Sep 30, 2026 PA L3 — 1 —
89142766 Sep 30, 2026 CA L1 CASTAIC IF 0 —
89142070 Sep 30, 2026 AL L3 CULLMAN AL 0 —
89141608 Sep 30, 2026 CA L2 CASTAIC IF 0 —
89140531 Sep 30, 2026 PA L1 EAST LAMPETER TOWNSHIP PA 8 OOS
89133172 Sep 29, 2026 CA L3 COTTONWOOD IF 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86700697 Jan 3, 2026 SC L2 3AKJHHDR2RSUS9086 —
85627801 Aug 25, 2025 SC L2 3AKJHHDR2RSUS9086 OOS
85544209 Aug 19, 2025 PA L1 3AKJHHDR2RSUS9086 OOS
83371087 Dec 10, 2024 CA L1 3AKJHHDR2RSUS9086 —
82951339 Oct 18, 2024 MD L2 3AKJHHDR2RSUS9086 —
81038073 Mar 5, 2024 AL L2 3AKJHHDR2RSUS9086 OOS
79491992 Aug 23, 2023 NY L3 3AKJHHDR2RSUS9086 —
78515030 May 2, 2023 VA L2 3AKJHHDR2RSUS9086 —

Related records

Recent activity at GREENWICH SCALE

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
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89135099 Sep 30, 2026 FAIRWAY TOWING & RECOVERY LLC 2 —
89134605 Sep 30, 2026 IWT TRANSPORT INC 0 —
89133678 Sep 30, 2026 STERICYCLE INC 0 —
89128836 Sep 29, 2026 WELPAK CORPORATION 0 —
89128786 Sep 29, 2026 EMPIRE GYPSUM PRODUCTS & SUPPLY CORPORATION 4 OOS