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Roadside Inspection 87898083

Roadside inspection on May 18, 2026 in California • Carrier: SNAKE EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 4415653) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
87898083
Date:
May 18, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Carrier (USDOT):
SNAKE EXPRESS LLC (4415653)
Operating authority:
MC1735267
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R794264 (TX)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 12.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 Level 3 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 49,573 Level 3 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 17,531 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
3
3 more than the median (0)
Compared to 623,037 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
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 391.11B2-Q (Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record., severity weight 4). (391.11B2-Q)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR2LSLP6901 TX R794264 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2535GG578810 ME 5410783 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2016 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E-HOSPD HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain: 7 Hours of Service —
391.11B2-Q Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record. 4 Driver Fitness OOS
395.24C2II-ELDTN HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify CMV trailer unmber. 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
89041256 Sep 18, 2026 AZ L2 1UYVS2535GG578810 —
85562559 Aug 21, 2025 LA L3 3AKJHHDR2LSLP6901 —
80270695 Nov 27, 2023 TX L1 3AKJHHDR2LSLP6901 —
78846094 Jun 8, 2023 CA L1 3AKJHHDR2LSLP6901 OOS

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