Roadside Inspection 86639550

Roadside inspection on Dec 22, 2025 in Arkansas • Carrier: SMITH EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2506137) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
1
11% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86639550
Date:
Dec 22, 2025
State:
Arkansas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WEST MEMPHIS AR
Carrier (USDOT):
SMITH EXPRESS INC (2506137)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P9533HY (TN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 30.

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
9
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.69 violations per inspection across 26 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Arkansas
9
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 7,333 Level 1 inspections in Arkansas during 2025
vs typical at WEST MEMPHIS AR
9
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 8,669 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
9
8 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)
57%
7 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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
7
12 violations · 1 OOS · 1.71 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-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH1FN139036 TN P9533HY VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532W28L148050 TN 701342T WABASH Wabash National Corporation 2008

Violations Cited

9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11B-CSLRR Conspicuity Systems - Trailers, lower rear retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after December 1, 1993. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95A4-EENA Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - not readily accessible. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD 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
86533887 Dec 8, 2025 AR L3 HOPE AR 0
86457228 Nov 30, 2025 AR L3 WEST MEMPHIS AR 0
86176309 Oct 27, 2025 AR L3 ARKADELPHIA AR 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87299463 Mar 15, 2026 AR L2 1JJV532W28L148050 OOS
87299463 Mar 15, 2026 AR L2 4V4NC9EH1FN139036 OOS
86533887 Dec 8, 2025 AR L3 1JJV532W28L148050
86533887 Dec 8, 2025 AR L3 4V4NC9EH1FN139036
86457228 Nov 30, 2025 AR L3 4V4NC9EH1FN139036
81173684 Mar 5, 2024 MS L1 4V4NC9EH1FN139036
80703605 Jan 28, 2024 AR L3 4V4NC9EH1FN139036
80347957 Dec 6, 2023 TX L2 4V4NC9EH1FN139036

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