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Roadside Inspection 89357932

Roadside inspection on Oct 26, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: EASTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 162408) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89357932
Date:
Oct 26, 2026
State:
Iowa
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IA
Carrier (USDOT):
EASTERN EXPRESS INC (162408)
Operating authority:
MC149582
Vehicle:
KENWORTH W990 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3611586 (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 5.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.16 violations per inspection across 828 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Iowa
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 7,909 Level 2 inspections in Iowa during 2026
vs typical at IA
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 4,624 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 693,537 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
51%
221 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
15
19 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
49
44 violations · 6 OOS · 0.90 per inspection
Prior 365 days
221
269 violations · 39 OOS · 1.22 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 393.45B2-BHTD (Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply., severity weight 4). (393.45B2-BHTD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XK1D49X1SJ354689 IN 3611586 KENWORTH W990 2025 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1RNF48A23RR067811 IL 947323ST REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Inc 2024 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.24C2III-ELDSDN HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify shipping document number. 1 Hours of Service —
390.21TB3-OPERBY Operating a CMV without the words "Operated By" when required. — General/Admin —

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
89413811 Oct 30, 2026 TN L3 NASHVILLE TN 0 —
89413006 Oct 30, 2026 TN L2 KNOXVILLE TN 0 —
89378384 Oct 27, 2026 MO L2 CARUTHERSVILLE MO 3 OOS
89336866 Oct 21, 2026 TN L3 SELMER TN 0 —
89317492 Oct 20, 2026 MO L1 FORISTELL MO 16 OOS
89310539 Oct 20, 2026 SC L3 WINNSBORO SC 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87087310 Feb 19, 2026 KY L2 1XK1D49X1SJ354689 —
86826034 Jan 9, 2026 IL L2 1XK1D49X1SJ354689 —
86240097 Nov 4, 2025 MO L1 1XK1D49X1SJ354689 OOS
85459671 Aug 6, 2025 TX L2 1XK1D49X1SJ354689 —
84378801 Apr 10, 2025 TX L2 1RNF48A23RR067811 —
81280379 Apr 5, 2024 AL L3 1RNF48A23RR067811 —
80527106 Jan 3, 2024 MN L3 1RNF48A23RR067811 —
80493593 Dec 22, 2023 IA L2 1RNF48A23RR067811 OOS

Carrier booking & risk tools

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