Roadside Inspection 84567506

Roadside inspection on Apr 24, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: SAMAX EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2457309) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
1
14% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84567506
Date:
Apr 24, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COLUMBIA POE
Carrier (USDOT):
SAMAX EXPRESS INC (2457309)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R511914 (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 23.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.46 violations per inspection across 354 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
7
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 87,766 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2025
vs typical at COLUMBIA POE
7
Heavier than station median (3)
Median of 8,948 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
7
6 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
39%
234 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
20
36 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
68
95 violations · 13 OOS · 1.40 per inspection
Prior 365 days
234
356 violations · 39 OOS · 1.52 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 396.3A1BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1BOS)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X7JJ139637 TX R511914 KENWORTH T680 2018

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45UV Brake Tubing and Hose Adequacy Under Vehicle 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1B Brakes (general) Explain: 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 Vehicle Maintenance 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
85067539 Jun 23, 2025 MT L2 BILLINGS MT 1
85064737 Jun 20, 2025 CA L2 3
85008937 Jun 20, 2025 OH L2 GREENWICH OH 0
85003171 Jun 19, 2025 TX L2 IH35 NB DEVINE SCALE 2
85004122 Jun 18, 2025 IN L3 TERRE HAUTE IN 3
85059259 Jun 17, 2025 CA L2 COTTONWOOD IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84744855 May 15, 2025 TX L3 1XKYD49X7JJ139637
84245493 Mar 19, 2025 TX L2 1XKYD49X7JJ139637
82652626 Sep 13, 2024 OR L2 1XKYD49X7JJ139637
81449191 Apr 24, 2024 TX L2 1XKYD49X7JJ139637
81200056 Mar 24, 2024 TX L2 1XKYD49X7JJ139637
79089070 Jul 4, 2023 TX L2 1XKYD49X7JJ139637

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