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Roadside Inspection 89292621

Roadside inspection on Oct 18, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: WESTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 511412)

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
—
Not recorded
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89292621
Date:
Oct 18, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
0
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MOREHEAD KY
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)
Operating authority:
MC260323

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 20.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.19 violations per inspection across 20,819 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 18,216 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at MOREHEAD KY
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 656 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 491,447 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)
42%
5359 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
372
494 violations · 77 OOS
Prior 90 days
1179
1503 violations · 263 OOS · 1.27 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5359
6627 violations · 1107 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 393.75A3-TAOLTIS (Tires - All others, leaking and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS, severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOLTIS)

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

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires - All others, leaking and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.55C1-B Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997, not equipped with an ABS system. System does not function or indicates a fault. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
89292482 Oct 16, 2026 TN L3 FARRAGUT TN 0 —
89291625 Oct 16, 2026 TN L1 FARRAGUT TN 2 OOS
89291328 Oct 16, 2026 US L3 — 0 —
89291024 Oct 16, 2026 TN L1 KNOXVILLE TN 3 —
89290830 Oct 16, 2026 TN L3 MANCHESTER TN 0 —
89290527 Oct 16, 2026 OH L3 WILLIAMSBURG OH 0 —

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