Roadside Inspection 88498201

Roadside inspection on Jul 21, 2026 in California • Carrier: WESTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 511412) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88498201
Date:
Jul 21, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CAJON SCALES
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
U2045HY (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 3.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.19 violations per inspection across 19,657 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 67,162 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at CAJON SCALES
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 4,004 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 550,077 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 clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
41%
5679 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
371
460 violations · 67 OOS
Prior 90 days
1088
1367 violations · 238 OOS · 1.26 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5679
7247 violations · 1175 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 396.3A1-AASGMD (More than 25% of the slider-guide/hold-down brackets are missing or disengaged., severity weight 3). (396.3A1-AASGMD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDRXSSVW5696 TN U2045HY FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D1NL306369 TN 207261T WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2022

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3A1-AASGMD More than 25% of the slider-guide/hold-down brackets are missing or disengaged. 3 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
88847768 Aug 29, 2026 CA L1 MT. PASS IF 1 OOS
88845982 Aug 28, 2026 OH L3 RAVENNA OH 0
88845473 Aug 28, 2026 UT L1 ST. GEORGE UT 0
88844556 Aug 28, 2026 PA L1 UPPER TULPEHOCKEN TOWNSHIP PA 0
88844461 Aug 28, 2026 CA L2 I-15 N/B S/OF SR-138 3 OOS
88836212 Aug 28, 2026 NC L2 LUMBERTON NC 0

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 1JJV532D1NL306369 OOS
88191663 Jun 18, 2026 CA L2 3AKJHHDRXSSVW5696
87741905 Apr 30, 2026 CA L1 1JJV532D1NL306369 OOS
86970133 Feb 4, 2026 CA L1 3AKJHHDRXSSVW5696
86937097 Jan 22, 2026 NM L2 3AKJHHDRXSSVW5696
86413593 Nov 20, 2025 NV L3 3AKJHHDRXSSVW5696
85341541 Jul 25, 2025 CA L1 3AKJHHDRXSSVW5696
85214888 Jun 24, 2025 CA L2 3AKJHHDRXSSVW5696

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