Roadside Inspection 84887676

Roadside inspection on Jun 5, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: SMITH EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2506137) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84887676
Date:
Jun 5, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
JOHN KING BLVD AT AI
Carrier (USDOT):
SMITH EXPRESS INC (2506137)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
V0879HY (TN)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, 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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.59 violations per inspection across 22 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 211,466 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
50%
6 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
2
6 violations · 1 OOS · 3.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
6
12 violations · 2 OOS · 2.00 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9GH87N453474 TN V0879HY VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2007
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532DXCL683067 TN 491473T WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2012

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.55E No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 4 Vehicle Maintenance
395.24D ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically 3 Hours of Service
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance
395.22H2 Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet 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
84590516 May 2, 2025 AR L3 WEST MEMPHIS AR 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
80703605 Jan 28, 2024 AR L3 1JJV532DXCL683067
79533763 Aug 20, 2023 MS L1 1JJV532DXCL683067
79533761 Aug 20, 2023 MS L1 1JJV532DXCL683067
79533714 Aug 20, 2023 MS L1 4V4NC9GH87N453474

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