Roadside Inspection 87975945

Roadside inspection on May 28, 2026 in New Jersey • Carrier: SAFAKA EXPRESS INC (USDOT 4266725) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
4
57% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
87975945
Date:
May 28, 2026
State:
New Jersey
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
METLIFE
Carrier (USDOT):
SAFAKA EXPRESS INC (4266725)
Vehicle:
FORD E-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
XPLP48 (NJ)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 28.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 1 median in New Jersey
7
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,748 Level 1 inspections in New Jersey during 2026
vs typical at METLIFE
7
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 354 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
7
6 more than the median (1)
Compared to 445,090 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 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 393.75A1-TFBMF (Tires - Front, belt material/casing ply showing in tread area., severity weight 8). (393.75A1-TFBMF)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDWE3FL5CDA62968 NJ XPLP48 FORD E-350 2012

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A1-TFBMF Tires - Front, belt material/casing ply showing in tread area. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.40F-BNPB Brake - Inoperative or missing parking/emergency brake on power unit 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
391.41APC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency 1 Driver Fitness OOS
390.21TB2-DOT Operate a CMV without USDOT number displayed. Must be preceded by the letters "USDOT". General/Admin

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
89007264 Sep 16, 2026 NJ L1 1FDWE3FL5CDA62968 OOS

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