Roadside Inspection 88594089

Roadside inspection on Aug 3, 2026 in California • Carrier: STA EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3160348) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88594089
Date:
Aug 3, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Carrier (USDOT):
STA EXPRESS INC (3160348)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1373637 (IL)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 12.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.20 violations per inspection across 56 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 100,474 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 17,429 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 414,924 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
38%
24 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
3
4 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
7 violations · 0 OOS · 1.17 per inspection
Prior 365 days
24
30 violations · 1 OOS · 1.25 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDRXNSNE3519 IL P1373637 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTF532A2K3097629 IL 659422ST BENSON/WABASH
Ticket: Trlk
Aluminium Flatbed 2019

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A1-TFSMF Tires - Front, sidewall is cut/worn/damaged exposing ply cord. 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance

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
88569375 Jul 30, 2026 AR L2 3
88447672 Jul 15, 2026 TX L2 0
88345447 Jul 6, 2026 FL L2 1
88299874 Jul 1, 2026 MI L3 1
88191225 Jun 17, 2026 AR L3 0
88077893 Jun 8, 2026 IA L3 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88077893 Jun 8, 2026 IA L3 1TTF532A2K3097629
87352570 Mar 19, 2026 IN L2 1TTF532A2K3097629
86193686 Sep 26, 2025 NH L3 1TTF532A2K3097629
85796450 Sep 15, 2025 AZ L2 3AKJHHDRXNSNE3519 OOS
85290790 Jul 21, 2025 CO L2 3AKJHHDRXNSNE3519
84847452 May 29, 2025 WA L3 1TTF532A2K3097629
84906825 May 28, 2025 CA L2 3AKJHHDRXNSNE3519
84143333 Mar 17, 2025 SD L2 1TTF532A2K3097629

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