Roadside Inspection 79838745

Roadside inspection on Oct 4, 2023 in Virginia • Carrier: VASA EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2791759) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79838745
Date:
Oct 4, 2023
State:
Virginia
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CARSON SCALES SOUTH
Carrier (USDOT):
VASA EXPRESS LLC (2791759)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER CC Conventional TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XD405V (FL)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Controlled Substances/Alcohol, with a combined severity weight of 12.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2023, 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.82 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Virginia
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 4,330 Level 2 inspections in Virginia during 2023
vs typical at CARSON SCALES SOUTH
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 283 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
55%
11 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
2
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
7 violations · 1 OOS · 1.17 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
9 violations · 1 OOS · 0.82 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 392.4(a) (Driver uses or is in possession of drugs, severity weight 10). (392.4(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUYSZYB8XLA24168 FL XD405V FREIGHTLINER CC Conventional 1999
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS P612839 FL 9952CC Unknown

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.4(a) Driver uses or is in possession of drugs 10 Controlled Substances/Alcohol OOS
395.22(h)(2) Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet 1 Hours of Service
395.8 Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner) 1 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
80299619 Nov 30, 2023 NM L3 GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY 0
80206206 Nov 20, 2023 MN L3 WEST ST PAUL 1
79840751 Oct 4, 2023 NM L1 GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY 0
79731625 Sep 22, 2023 AZ L1 TOPOCK PORT OF ENTRY 1
79611854 Sep 6, 2023 WY L3 307 I 80 E 0
79556887 Aug 30, 2023 NM L1 SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85316886 Jul 21, 2025 VA L1 1FUYSZYB8XLA24168 OOS
81855107 Jun 11, 2024 SC L2 1FUYSZYB8XLA24168

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