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Roadside Inspection 88540933

Roadside inspection on Jul 26, 2026 in Texas • Carrier: BESTMARK EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1007378) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88540933
Date:
Jul 26, 2026
State:
Texas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
IH35 SB 494 MP
Operating authority:
MC425574
Vehicle:
KENWORTH W900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
251803 (KS)

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 17.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.12 violations per inspection across 77 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 115,716 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 613,336 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
43%
14 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 365 days
14
26 violations · 3 OOS · 1.86 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-CH (Brake - Hole in Spring Brake Housing, severity weight 4). (396.3A1-CH)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKWDB9X4YR840711 KS 251803 KENWORTH W900 2000 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532B8LL179728 KS 646022 WABASH VANS Refrigerated Van 2020 —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9TS Inoperative turn signal 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1B Brakes (general) Explain: 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-CH Brake - Hole in Spring Brake Housing 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.7A-UO Unsafe Operations - Prohibited. 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1BOS 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
89085516 Sep 24, 2026 MS L1 FULTON SCALE US 78 WEST MS 3 —
88914372 Sep 5, 2026 MO L3 MANSFIELD MO 0 —
88615469 Aug 5, 2026 MO L3 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85718339 Sep 8, 2025 FL L2 1XKWDB9X4YR840711 —
82112849 Jul 9, 2024 FL L2 1JJV532B8LL179728 —

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