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Roadside Inspection 89315185

Roadside inspection on Oct 20, 2026 in Ohio • Carrier: WESTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 511412) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89315185
Date:
Oct 20, 2026
State:
Ohio
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
VAN WERT OH
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)
Operating authority:
MC260323
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
K0590HY (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 2.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.19 violations per inspection across 20,832 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Ohio
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 6,471 Level 1 inspections in Ohio during 2026
vs typical at VAN WERT OH
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 1,189 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 497,089 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%
5360 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
365
490 violations · 74 OOS
Prior 90 days
1156
1451 violations · 254 OOS · 1.26 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5360
6629 violations · 1108 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 396.5B-HWSL (HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking., severity weight 2). (396.5B-HWSL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR1PSUP5473 TN K0590HY FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532DXJL035760 TN U748466 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2018 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.5B-HWSL HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking. 2 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
89332364 Oct 22, 2026 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 0 —
89331885 Oct 22, 2026 PA L2 GREENE TWP PA 1 —
89331879 Oct 22, 2026 PA L2 TIOGA TWP PA 2 —
89330227 Oct 22, 2026 PA L3 UPPER MACUNGIE TWP PA 0 —
89329570 Oct 22, 2026 CA L3 MT. PASS IF 0 —
89328459 Oct 22, 2026 NC L3 STATESVILLE NC 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85514623 Aug 11, 2025 NY L2 3AKJHHDR1PSUP5473 —
85154139 Jul 7, 2025 PA L2 3AKJHHDR1PSUP5473 —
84229550 Mar 24, 2025 PA L3 3AKJHHDR1PSUP5473 —
83550869 Dec 30, 2024 CA L1 1JJV532DXJL035760 OOS
79831376 Oct 3, 2023 SC L3 3AKJHHDR1PSUP5473 —
79288995 Aug 1, 2023 MD L2 3AKJHHDR1PSUP5473 —

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