Roadside Inspection 79448521

Roadside inspection on Aug 15, 2023 in California • Carrier: SAMRA XPRESS INC (USDOT 2897809) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79448521
Date:
Aug 15, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
I-80 WB AT PENRYN
Carrier (USDOT):
SAMRA XPRESS INC (2897809)
Operating authority:
MC974200
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XP79898 (CA)

What this inspection means

4 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 12.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.85 violations per inspection across 33 prior records
vs Level 3 median in California
4
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 50,763 Level 3 inspections in California during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
4
4 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,721 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
50%
32 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 · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
19
10 violations · 2 OOS · 0.53 per inspection
Prior 365 days
32
28 violations · 6 OOS · 0.88 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJHHDR5MLMD8719 CA XP79898 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 527SR5324NL026768 ME 5050211 CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC
Ticket: Vanguard
CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC. 2022

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.3(a)(3)(ii) Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty, off duty, or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes 7 Hours of Service
395.32(b) Driver failed to assume or decline unassigned driving time 5 Hours of Service
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status Hours of Service

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
79840983 Oct 4, 2023 NM L2 NARA VISA PORT OF ENTRY 1
79857655 Oct 3, 2023 TX L2 4
79723795 Sep 20, 2023 CA L2 GRAPEVINE IF 1
79636726 Sep 7, 2023 CA L2 I-15 NB AT CAJON SCALES 1 OOS
79732832 Sep 3, 2023 TX L2 IH 20 LORAINE 0
79590417 Sep 3, 2023 CA L3 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85985550 Oct 6, 2025 CO L3 1FUJHHDR5MLMD8719
85429928 Aug 7, 2025 KY L1 1FUJHHDR5MLMD8719 OOS
85078577 Jun 26, 2025 AZ L2 527SR5324NL026768
84507854 Apr 27, 2025 CA L3 1FUJHHDR5MLMD8719
83576574 Jan 8, 2025 NM L3 527SR5324NL026768
80209532 Nov 16, 2023 CA L1 527SR5324NL026768
80197306 Nov 16, 2023 CA L3 527SR5324NL026768
78706499 May 22, 2023 UT L3 1FUJHHDR5MLMD8719

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