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Roadside Inspection 89234244

Roadside inspection on Oct 10, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: EMPIRE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 253615)

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
—
Not recorded
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89234244
Date:
Oct 10, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
0
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ARLINGTON TN
Carrier (USDOT):
EMPIRE EXPRESS INC (253615)
Operating authority:
MC179963

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 7.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above 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 0.82 violations per inspection across 462 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Tennessee
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 32,856 Level 3 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at ARLINGTON TN
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 640 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 682,906 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
52%
94 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
9
8 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
24
21 violations · 10 OOS · 0.88 per inspection
Prior 365 days
94
76 violations · 24 OOS · 0.81 per inspection

Units Inspected

Vehicle unit details are pending — typically arrive within a few days.

Vehicle unit details pending

Vehicle unit details (VIN, plate, make/model/year, per-unit OOS flags) are typically available within a few days of the inspection date as the FMCSA unit feed catches up. Check back soon. The inspection summary itself is complete — violations, stations, dates, and overall OOS status are all accurate.

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit. 7 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
89312460 Oct 19, 2026 MD L1 FROSTBURG MD 0 —
89279227 Oct 15, 2026 VA L2 TOMS BROOK VA 0 —
89268776 Oct 14, 2026 TN L3 MURFREESBORO TN 0 —
89270155 Oct 13, 2026 TX L2 TX 0 —
89264433 Oct 13, 2026 TN L1 STANTON TN 1 —
89248915 Oct 12, 2026 AR L3 JOINER AR 2 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

Check booking and risk signals for USDOT 253615 — tools open pre-filled.

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