Roadside Inspection 86545921

Roadside inspection on Dec 10, 2025 in California • Carrier: KAM-WAY EXPRESS INC (USDOT 814963) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86545921
Date:
Dec 10, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-5 S/B SANTA NELLA SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
KAM-WAY EXPRESS INC (814963)
Operating authority:
MC362111
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RP07954 (WA)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 15.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.75 violations per inspection across 145 prior records
vs Level 3 median in California
4
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 79,886 Level 3 inspections in California during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
4
4 more than the median (0)
Compared to 1,066,282 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 6.5%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
55%
111 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
12
12 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
32
23 violations · 3 OOS · 0.72 per inspection
Prior 365 days
111
85 violations · 17 OOS · 0.77 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR3RSUY0970 WA RP07954 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2539P2700520 WA 02879AH UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2023

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEQP State/Local Laws - Violation of state and local law - Equipment violation. (Must have corresponding state statute or regulation) 8 Unsafe Driving
393.55D1-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck/bus manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
395.24D-ELDPT HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official, a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver''s hours-of-service records in accordance with the instruction sheet provided by the motor carrier. 3 Hours of Service
395.8D3-HOSF HOS (Form) - Record of duty status form failed to include truck or tractor and trailer unit number for each 24 hour period. Date: 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
86916614 Jan 28, 2026 CA L3 COTTONWOOD IF 0
86608818 Dec 15, 2025 CA L2 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 0
86512652 Dec 7, 2025 CO L3 LOMA CO 3 OOS
86483078 Dec 3, 2025 CA L2 COUNTY ROAD A3 2
86482527 Dec 3, 2025 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 1
86473618 Dec 1, 2025 CA L2 GRAPEVINE IF 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87123729 Feb 21, 2026 UT L3 1UYVS2539P2700520
86959131 Feb 2, 2026 CA L1 1UYVS2539P2700520
86783972 Jan 11, 2026 CA L1 3AKJHHDR3RSUY0970
86376221 Nov 18, 2025 CA L1 1UYVS2539P2700520
86325101 Nov 5, 2025 CA L2 3AKJHHDR3RSUY0970
86325101 Nov 5, 2025 CA L2 1UYVS2539P2700520
85571201 Aug 19, 2025 CA L2 1UYVS2539P2700520
85423450 Aug 6, 2025 CA L1 3AKJHHDR3RSUY0970

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