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Roadside Inspection 89140531

Roadside inspection on Sep 30, 2026 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: WESTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 511412) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
1
13% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89140531
Date:
Sep 30, 2026
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
EAST LAMPETER TOWNSHIP PA
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)
Operating authority:
MC260323
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
T3506HY (TN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 27.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.19 violations per inspection across 20,603 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Pennsylvania
8
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 15,787 Level 1 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
8
7 more than the median (1)
Compared to 492,886 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
41%
5446 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
426
548 violations · 101 OOS
Prior 90 days
1196
1483 violations · 261 OOS · 1.24 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5446
6747 violations · 1135 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR1RSUS9757 TN T3506HY FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D9JL088885 TN U809950 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2018 —

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48A-BMBCBD Drum Brake - Missing/broken component(s). 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
395.22H3-ELDMF HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have an instruction sheet for the driver describing ELD malfunction reporting requirements and recordkeeping procedures during ELD malfunctions. 1 Hours of Service —
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
89312252 Oct 20, 2026 PA L2 TIOGA TWP PA 0 —
89312227 Oct 20, 2026 PA L3 RUSH TOWNSHIP PA 2 —
89312151 Oct 20, 2026 PA L3 TIOGA TWP PA 2 —
89312149 Oct 20, 2026 PA L1 GREENE TWP PA 1 —
89311828 Oct 20, 2026 NM L3 NM 1 —
89310667 Oct 20, 2026 SC L2 CHAPIN SC 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87946479 May 20, 2026 WA L3 1JJV532D9JL088885 —
87665748 Apr 22, 2026 OH L2 3AKJHHDR1RSUS9757 —
85952548 Oct 2, 2025 PA L3 3AKJHHDR1RSUS9757 —
83680754 Jan 21, 2025 ME L3 3AKJHHDR1RSUS9757 —
83596329 Jan 8, 2025 NY L2 3AKJHHDR1RSUS9757 —
83262891 Nov 26, 2024 PA L3 3AKJHHDR1RSUS9757 —
79466879 Aug 21, 2023 NJ L3 1JJV532D9JL088885 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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