Roadside Inspection 78574097

Roadside inspection on May 8, 2023 in Washington • Carrier: R&S EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2586079) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
1
13% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78574097
Date:
May 8, 2023
State:
Washington
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SC64 LIBERTY LAKE (POE)
Carrier (USDOT):
R&S EXPRESS INC (2586079)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XP35999 (CA)

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 29.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2023, 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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.40 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Washington
8
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 15,401 Level 2 inspections in Washington during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
8
7 more than the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
78%
9 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
7
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
9
4 violations · 1 OOS · 0.44 per inspection
Prior 365 days
9
4 violations · 1 OOS · 0.44 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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH7GN945786 CA XP35999 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2532HM869333 ME 5007293 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2017

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(1) Tire-ply or belt material exposed 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
395.22(h)(4) Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids 1 Hours of Service
395.24(c)(2)(iii) Driver failed to manually add shipping document number 1 Hours of Service
390.21T(b) Carrier name and/or USDOT Number not displayed as required General/Admin
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: 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
79111157 Jul 7, 2023 MO L1 D4E 5 OOS
79007435 Jun 26, 2023 NE L3 NORTH PLATTE WEST BOUND 3 OOS
78980533 Jun 25, 2023 NC L3 I-26 E 3
78984208 Jun 23, 2023 MT L3 WIBAUX SCALE 0
78968493 Jun 22, 2023 SC L3 I-95 SB ROADSIDE 0
78942506 Jun 15, 2023 SD L3 SISSETONSD 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87239028 Mar 7, 2026 ND L2 1UYVS2532HM869333
86032330 Oct 10, 2025 OK L1 4V4NC9EH7GN945786 OOS
85872196 Sep 15, 2025 CA L2 1UYVS2532HM869333
85666022 Aug 31, 2025 UT L3 1UYVS2532HM869333
85126425 Jul 3, 2025 AZ L2 1UYVS2532HM869333
84173476 Mar 18, 2025 CA L2 1UYVS2532HM869333 OOS
83989442 Feb 27, 2025 MO L2 1UYVS2532HM869333
83032896 Oct 28, 2024 OH L2 1UYVS2532HM869333

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Recent activity at SC64 LIBERTY LAKE (POE)

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