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Roadside Inspection 89119149

Roadside inspection on Sep 28, 2026 in Michigan • Carrier: ESTES EXPRESS LINES (USDOT 121018) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER 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 #:
89119149
Date:
Sep 28, 2026
State:
Michigan
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
POWERS SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
ESTES EXPRESS LINES (121018)
Operating authority:
MC97275
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3691000 (IN)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 8.

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 0.84 violations per inspection across 8,310 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Michigan
1
Cleaner than median (3)
Median of 5,003 Level 1 inspections in Michigan during 2026
vs typical at POWERS SCALE
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 258 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 455,442 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)
58%
1985 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
167
107 violations · 17 OOS
Prior 90 days
464
333 violations · 53 OOS · 0.72 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1985
1586 violations · 214 OOS · 0.80 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKBHLFG7SSWF6665 IN 3691000 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2025 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532KXRS304307 TN 509078T HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2024 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - More than 5000 lbs over on an axle/axle groups. 8 Unsafe Driving —

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
89122868 Sep 28, 2026 KS L2 SEDGWICK COUNTY - 173 0 —
89120506 Sep 28, 2026 NC L3 NEW BERN NC 0 —
89117382 Sep 28, 2026 NJ L2 NJ 0 —
89119337 Sep 26, 2026 US L3 TOWNVILLE SC 0 —
89111865 Sep 25, 2026 IL L3 I-88 W/B 0 —
89111826 Sep 25, 2026 IL L2 SEE LITERAL DESCRIPTION FIELD 1 —

Related records

Recent activity at POWERS SCALE

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
89123074 Sep 28, 2026 ZELLAR EXCAVATING INCORPORATED 1 —
89121629 Sep 28, 2026 WENDRICK'S TRUSS INC 1 —
89120849 Sep 28, 2026 DANI USA TRANSPORTATION LLC 1 —
89120147 Sep 28, 2026 FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION 5 OOS
89119483 Sep 28, 2026 MARINETTE FUEL & DOCK COMPANY 2 —
89118840 Sep 28, 2026 A M EXPRESS INC 1 —