Roadside Inspection 88501697

Roadside inspection on Jul 22, 2026 in Texas • Carrier: MAX EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 4543802) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
1
14% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88501697
Date:
Jul 22, 2026
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US59 NB INEZ SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
MAX EXPRESS LLC (4543802)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1M95456 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 24.

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 Level 2 median in Texas
7
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 103,716 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2026
vs typical at US59 NB INEZ SCALE
7
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 277 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
7
6 more than the median (1)
Compared to 543,171 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
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 393.209D-STPAL (Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft., severity weight 6). (393.209D-STPAL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGLDR99LAK7425 TX 1M95456 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2009
2 SEMI-TRAILER 56EA53K21JA000409 OK BR5519 ARMOR LITE TRAILER Armor Lite Trailer 2018

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.209D-STPAL Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55C1 Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
390.21(a) Not marked in accordance with regulations 3 General/Admin
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 Vehicle Maintenance

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
82179186 Jul 19, 2024 TX L2 56EA53K21JA000409 OOS
81949839 Jun 19, 2024 TX L2 56EA53K21JA000409
81949999 Jun 12, 2024 TX L2 56EA53K21JA000409 OOS

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