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Roadside Inspection 84030690

Roadside inspection on Feb 26, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: SAMAX EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2457309) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS 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 #:
84030690
Date:
Feb 26, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IH35 SB SAN MARCOS SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
SAMAX EXPRESS INC (2457309)
Operating authority:
MC848690
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R575884 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 12.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.44 violations per inspection across 308 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 211,466 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2025
vs typical at IH35 SB SAN MARCOS SCALE
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 1,902 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 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
40%
207 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
17
15 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
43
49 violations · 4 OOS · 1.14 per inspection
Prior 365 days
207
313 violations · 33 OOS · 1.51 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 393.75A3 (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75A3)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X4KD603600 TX R575884 PETERBILT 579 2019 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532W17L044048 OK AQ9378 WABASH Wabash National Corporation 2007 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3 Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.95F Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
84567608 Apr 25, 2025 TX L1 COLUMBIA POE 1 —
84567506 Apr 24, 2025 TX L1 COLUMBIA POE 7 OOS
84497786 Apr 24, 2025 TX L2 IH10 WB SEALY SCALE 2 —
84510692 Apr 23, 2025 LA L3 HAMMOND LA 3 —
84491110 Apr 22, 2025 TX L1 IH10 WB SEALY SCALE 0 —
84466208 Apr 22, 2025 AR L3 HOPE AR 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89098040 Sep 25, 2026 OK L3 1XPBD49X4KD603600 —
86444617 Nov 26, 2025 TX L2 1XPBD49X4KD603600 —

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