Roadside Inspection 88487363

Roadside inspection on Jul 20, 2026 in California • Carrier: WESTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 511412) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
4
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88487363
Date:
Jul 20, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GRAPEVINE IF
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
T8668HY (TN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 19.

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 this carrier's typical
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.18 violations per inspection across 19,640 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 100,474 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at GRAPEVINE IF
6
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 12,846 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
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 414,924 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
41%
5666 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
358
437 violations · 65 OOS
Prior 90 days
1093
1364 violations · 237 OOS · 1.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5666
7229 violations · 1172 OOS · 1.28 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 393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 (Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles), severity weight 5). (393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR9SSVU9425 TN T8668HY FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D6LL176134 TN 046752T WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2020

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BARS Air Brake - Air reservoir separated from its original attachment points or moving more than 1 inch 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.5-HL HUBS - Leaking HUB. 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
88862605 Aug 31, 2026 AR L3 HOPE AR 0
88860059 Aug 31, 2026 NC L3 CLAREMONT NC 0
88856078 Aug 31, 2026 SC L3 LEXINGTON SC 3
88855010 Aug 31, 2026 CA L3 CASTAIC IF 0
88854338 Aug 31, 2026 KY L1 LONDON KY 2 OOS
88855314 Aug 30, 2026 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88847768 Aug 29, 2026 CA L1 3AKJHHDR9SSVU9425 OOS
88314106 Jul 1, 2026 CO L2 3AKJHHDR9SSVU9425
86128995 Oct 22, 2025 MA L3 1JJV532D6LL176134
85498394 Aug 13, 2025 CA L2 3AKJHHDR9SSVU9425 OOS
85214696 Jun 30, 2025 CA L1 3AKJHHDR9SSVU9425
85212547 Jun 29, 2025 CA L1 3AKJHHDR9SSVU9425 OOS
84823337 May 29, 2025 UT L3 3AKJHHDR9SSVU9425
83603885 Jan 9, 2025 CA L1 3AKJHHDR9SSVU9425 OOS

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