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Roadside Inspection 89378246

Roadside inspection on Oct 27, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: ESTES EXPRESS LINES (USDOT 121018)

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
—
Not recorded
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89378246
Date:
Oct 27, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
0
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHATTANOOGA TN
Carrier (USDOT):
ESTES EXPRESS LINES (121018)
Operating authority:
MC97275

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 4.

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 Tennessee
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 33,796 Level 3 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at CHATTANOOGA TN
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 509 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 696,246 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

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

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit. 4 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
89386442 Oct 28, 2026 AR L3 HOPE AR 0 —
89384077 Oct 28, 2026 MO L3 ST. LOUIS MO 0 —
89383978 Oct 28, 2026 MS L3 TISHOMINGO COUNTY MS 0 —
89382068 Oct 28, 2026 OK L2 SH364 2 —
89381630 Oct 28, 2026 NH L3 NH 0 —
89385218 Oct 27, 2026 IN L2 TERRE HAUTE IN 1 OOS

Carrier booking & risk tools

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

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