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Roadside Inspection 89369541

Roadside inspection on Oct 27, 2026 in Michigan • Carrier: ESTES EXPRESS LINES (USDOT 121018) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89369541
Date:
Oct 27, 2026
State:
Michigan
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MI
Carrier (USDOT):
ESTES EXPRESS LINES (121018)
Operating authority:
MC97275
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3587659 (IN)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 5.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above 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 0.84 violations per inspection across 8,452 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Michigan
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 17,840 Level 3 inspections in Michigan during 2026
vs typical at MI
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 6,230 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 703,316 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
58%
1941 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
142
103 violations · 15 OOS
Prior 90 days
456
304 violations · 50 OOS · 0.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1941
1535 violations · 206 OOS · 0.79 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKBGDFG6LSKV5509 IN 3587659 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K5NJ181189 TN 205038T HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2022 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-DMOVE Driver - Move over/slow law - Failure to yield right of way to authorized emergency vehicles. 5 Unsafe Driving —

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
89405057 Oct 30, 2026 US L1 STEPHENS CITY VA 0 —
89404420 Oct 30, 2026 CT L1 MIDDLETOWN SCALE 2 —
89393995 Oct 29, 2026 NC L3 CONCORD NC 0 —
89391604 Oct 29, 2026 CA L2 RIVERSIDE AREA 1 —
89390431 Oct 29, 2026 AR L3 HOPE AR 1 —
89403062 Oct 28, 2026 MD L2 VIENNA MD 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
80192011 Nov 16, 2023 KY L2 3AKBGDFG6LSKV5509 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

Check booking and risk signals for USDOT 121018 — tools open pre-filled.

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