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Roadside Inspection 89348114

Roadside inspection on Oct 22, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: WESTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 511412) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89348114
Date:
Oct 22, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MANCHESTER TN
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)
Operating authority:
MC260323
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
4012245 (IN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 23.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.19 violations per inspection across 20,868 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 28,410 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at MANCHESTER TN
6
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 5,761 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
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 503,345 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%
5353 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
376
498 violations · 71 OOS
Prior 90 days
1147
1449 violations · 252 OOS · 1.26 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5353
6616 violations · 1100 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 3AKJHHDR0RSUS9409 IN 4012245 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAP0629JK132940 TN U811477 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1988 —

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E1PC HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - NON–OOS 7 Hours of Service —
393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
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
89362643 Oct 26, 2026 PA L2 DERRY TOWNSHIP PA 1 —
89362550 Oct 26, 2026 PA L2 TIOGA TWP PA 2 —
89362466 Oct 26, 2026 PA L2 DERRY TOWNSHIP PA 3 —
89361519 Oct 26, 2026 KY L3 MOREHEAD KY 0 —
89360941 Oct 26, 2026 PA L3 PA 4 —
89359201 Oct 26, 2026 NV L3 SLOAN CHECKSITE 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88534867 Jul 28, 2026 ME L2 3AKJHHDR0RSUS9409 —
88209866 Jun 21, 2026 KY L1 3AKJHHDR0RSUS9409 —
87571553 Apr 11, 2026 NC L3 3AKJHHDR0RSUS9409 —
86858419 Jan 20, 2026 TN L1 3AKJHHDR0RSUS9409 OOS
85922892 Sep 29, 2025 TN L1 3AKJHHDR0RSUS9409 —
83764449 Feb 3, 2025 SC L3 1GRAP0629JK132940 —
82988493 Oct 24, 2024 MD L1 1GRAP0629JK132940 OOS
80633995 Jan 16, 2024 WV L3 3AKJHHDR0RSUS9409 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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