Roadside Inspection 87013083
Roadside inspection on Feb 9, 2026 in Maryland • Carrier: PJ XPRESS INC (USDOT 3723049) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
Vehicle OOS
Driver: OK
CVSA L2
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 87013083
- Date:
- Feb 9, 2026
- State:
- Maryland
- Level:
- Level II — Walk-Around
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 2
- Violations:
- 18
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- BALTIMORE MD
- Carrier (USDOT):
- PJ XPRESS INC (3723049)
- Operating authority:
- MC1311228
- Vehicle:
- FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
- Plate:
- YP90094 (CA)
- VIN:
- 3AKJHHDR3JSJJ1644
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 60.
Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, 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
18
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.09 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maryland
18
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 32,495 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2026
vs typical at BALTIMORE MD
18
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 6,320 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
18
17 more than the median (1)
Compared to 617,774 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 365 days
3
3 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 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 | 3AKJHHDR3JSJJ1644 | CA YP90094 | FREIGHTLINER | Cascadia | 2018 | — |
| 2 | SEMI-TRAILER | 1GRAA0626AW704198 | CA 4VL4478 | GREAT DANE TRAILERS | Great Dane Trailers | 2010 | — |
Violations Cited
18 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 |
| 393.75A3-TAOL | Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. | 8 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.9A-HLLH | Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam. | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.45B2-B-AIR | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.45B2-B-AIR | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.45B2-B-AIR | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.45B2-BHTD | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.45B2-BHTD | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 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 | — |
| 393.11A1-CSLRR | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 1997. | 3 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.11A1-LIL | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) missing. | 2 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.95A1 | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | 2 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9A-LCL | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative. | 2 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.78A-WS | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | 1 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 395.30B1-ELDDFR | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the informaiton. | 1 | Hours of Service | — |
| 395.30B1-ELDDFR | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the informaiton. | 1 | Hours of Service | — |
| 395.30B1-ELDDFR | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the informaiton. | 1 | Hours of Service | — |
| 395.30B1-ELDDFR | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the informaiton. | 1 | Hours of Service | — |
Violation categories (BASICs)
Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.
Other inspections of these vehicles
History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.
| Inspection | Date | State | Level | VIN | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88159944 | Jun 16, 2026 | CA | L3 | 3AKJHHDR3JSJJ1644 | — |
| 85025591 | Jun 22, 2025 | IN | L3 | 3AKJHHDR3JSJJ1644 | — |
| 84786201 | May 23, 2025 | IA | L3 | 3AKJHHDR3JSJJ1644 | — |
| 84786201 | May 23, 2025 | IA | L3 | 1GRAA0626AW704198 | — |
| 83617173 | Jan 14, 2025 | CA | L1 | 3AKJHHDR3JSJJ1644 | — |
| 82927379 | Oct 16, 2024 | AR | L2 | 3AKJHHDR3JSJJ1644 | — |
| 82224338 | Jul 25, 2024 | UT | L3 | 3AKJHHDR3JSJJ1644 | — |
| 82224338 | Jul 25, 2024 | UT | L3 | 1GRAA0626AW704198 | — |
Related records
Carrier
PJ XPRESS INC
Full carrier record and safety profile.
Safety
Carrier crash history
Reportable crashes filed under this USDOT.
Insurance
Insurance-lapse watch · HIGH
BMC-91 filing instability signal for this carrier.
HIGH
Authority
MC1311228
Operating authority / MC docket detail.
Station
BALTIMORE MD
All inspections at this site.
State
Inspections in Maryland
Statewide inspection records.
Level
Level II — Walk-Around
All inspections at this CVSA level.
Vehicle
VIN 3AKJHHDR3JSJJ1644
All inspections and records for this VIN.
Plate
YP90094 (CA)
All inspections tied to this plate.
Reference
FMCSR Violations
Violation-code reference library.
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