Roadside Inspection 86695064

Roadside inspection on Dec 29, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: SAMAX EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2457309) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86695064
Date:
Dec 29, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IH 35 SB MM 117
Carrier (USDOT):
SAMAX EXPRESS INC (2457309)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R525001 (TX)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 13.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2025, this is a slightly above 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 1.66 violations per inspection across 506 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 211,466 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2025
vs typical at IH 35 SB MM 117
4
Heavier than station median (3)
Median of 210 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
4
3 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)
29%
230 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
9
21 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
50
89 violations · 12 OOS · 1.78 per inspection
Prior 365 days
230
428 violations · 52 OOS · 1.86 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9TH7LN254903 TX R525001 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C8HT367813 TN 498376T HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2017

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9H Inoperable head lamps 6 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 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
87127656 Feb 23, 2026 MS L2 WOOLMARKET 0
87154034 Feb 20, 2026 TX L1 COLUMBIA POE 5
87118071 Feb 19, 2026 TX L2 0
87102023 Feb 19, 2026 PA L3 2
87073230 Feb 16, 2026 TN L1 KNOXVILLE TN 0
87068367 Feb 16, 2026 TX L2 820M US59 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87941125 May 21, 2026 LA L2 3H3V532C8HT367813
87373801 Mar 20, 2026 TX L1 4V4NC9TH7LN254903 OOS
86273711 Nov 8, 2025 LA L3 4V4NC9TH7LN254903
80064453 Oct 18, 2023 TX L2 4V4NC9TH7LN254903
79845000 Oct 1, 2023 TX L2 4V4NC9TH7LN254903

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