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Roadside Inspection 89129335

Roadside inspection on Sep 29, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: FIRSTEXPRESS INC (USDOT 557151) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK 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 #:
89129335
Date:
Sep 29, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GEORGETOWN KY
Carrier (USDOT):
FIRSTEXPRESS INC (557151)
Operating authority:
MC273815
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
T0127HY (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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.36 violations per inspection across 470 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Kentucky
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 10,722 Level 2 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at GEORGETOWN KY
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 181 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 615,797 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)
72%
138 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
13
5 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
33
14 violations · 6 OOS · 0.42 per inspection
Prior 365 days
138
46 violations · 20 OOS · 0.33 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-TFL (Tires - Front, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TFL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH2RN633877 TN T0127HY VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC5329JM801394 TN U765657 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2018 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TFL Tires - Front, 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
89110543 Sep 27, 2026 NC L3 WYTHEVILLE NC 0 —
89107059 Sep 26, 2026 NC L3 BESSEMER CITY NC 0 —
89109771 Sep 25, 2026 TN L1 KNOXVILLE TN 0 —
89076823 Sep 23, 2026 KY L1 LONDON KY 1 —
89075362 Sep 23, 2026 KY L1 MOREHEAD KY 0 —
89028492 Sep 16, 2026 TN L3 STANTON TN 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87776075 May 5, 2026 NC L1 5V8VC5329JM801394 —
87083326 Feb 17, 2026 TN L1 4V4NC9EH2RN633877 —
84535518 Apr 24, 2025 TN L1 5V8VC5329JM801394 —
83679674 Jan 23, 2025 IN L2 4V4NC9EH2RN633877 OOS
79344003 Aug 7, 2023 OH L2 5V8VC5329JM801394 —

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