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Roadside Inspection 89256986

Roadside inspection on Oct 10, 2026 in West Virginia • Carrier: EMKA EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 4219055) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89256986
Date:
Oct 10, 2026
State:
West Virginia
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BECKLEY WV
Carrier (USDOT):
EMKA EXPRESS LLC (4219055)
Operating authority:
MC1630481
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PXB5108 (OH)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

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 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
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 2.31 violations per inspection across 13 prior records
vs Level 1 median in West Virginia
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 1,271 Level 1 inspections in West Virginia during 2026
vs typical at BECKLEY WV
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 249 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 467,121 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)
20%
10 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
4
16 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
17 violations · 3 OOS · 3.40 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
22 violations · 3 OOS · 2.20 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 392.5A2-OPER (392.5A2-OPER, severity weight 0). (392.5A2-OPER)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EHXRN639331 OH PXB5108 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2538T7528221 IL 1019922ST UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2026 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLTL State/Local Laws - Misc. traffic law violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
392.5A2-OPER 392.5A2-OPER — — OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Uncategorized
1 violation
1 OOS
Unsafe Driving
1 violation

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
89259713 Oct 14, 2026 NV L3 GARSON CHECKSITE 0 —
89239262 Oct 6, 2026 CA L3 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0 —
89183537 Oct 5, 2026 CA L2 DONNER PASS IF 2 OOS
89030018 Sep 17, 2026 PA L2 NEW STANTON BORO PA 10 OOS
88993040 Sep 10, 2026 IL L3 I80 4 —
88881760 Sep 2, 2026 NE L2 WAVERLY NE 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86971174 Jan 29, 2026 WV L3 1UYVS2538T7528221 —
86128070 Oct 22, 2025 MT L3 1UYVS2538T7528221 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

Check booking and risk signals for USDOT 4219055 — tools open pre-filled.

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