Roadside Inspection 79476979

Roadside inspection on Aug 19, 2023 in California • Carrier: SAMRA XPRESS INC (USDOT 2897809) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79476979
Date:
Aug 19, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GRAPEVINE
Carrier (USDOT):
SAMRA XPRESS INC (2897809)
Operating authority:
MC974200
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XP54149 (CA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 0.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.94 violations per inspection across 36 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 49,007 Level 2 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at GRAPEVINE
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 485 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
1
Same as 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)
49%
35 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
10
10 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
21
16 violations · 2 OOS · 0.76 per inspection
Prior 365 days
35
34 violations · 6 OOS · 0.97 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 395.8(e)(1) (Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status, severity weight 0). (395.8(e)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR5LSKU2190 CA XP54149 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 527SR5326MM023864 CA 4UR5230 CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC. 2021

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status Hours of Service OOS

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
79949441 Oct 17, 2023 CA L2 0
79948186 Oct 17, 2023 CA L2 CORDELIA IF 2 OOS
79945886 Oct 17, 2023 AZ L2 0
79943593 Oct 17, 2023 NM L1 SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY 2 OOS
79840983 Oct 4, 2023 NM L2 NARA VISA PORT OF ENTRY 1
79857655 Oct 3, 2023 TX L2 4

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88851488 Aug 30, 2026 NM L2 527SR5326MM023864
84618475 May 6, 2025 CA L1 527SR5326MM023864
84196040 Feb 25, 2025 CA L5 3AKJHHDR5LSKU2190
83852402 Feb 11, 2025 CA L1 3AKJHHDR5LSKU2190 OOS
83630840 Jan 15, 2025 CA L3 3AKJHHDR5LSKU2190
82955264 Oct 19, 2024 NV L3 527SR5326MM023864
82825928 Oct 3, 2024 OK L1 527SR5326MM023864 OOS
82711295 Sep 13, 2024 AZ L2 527SR5326MM023864 OOS

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