Roadside Inspection 88602144

Roadside inspection on Aug 3, 2026 in West Virginia • Carrier: SAMO EXPRESS INC (USDOT 4315290) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK 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 #:
88602144
Date:
Aug 3, 2026
State:
West Virginia
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GHENT WV
Carrier (USDOT):
SAMO EXPRESS INC (4315290)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PXE5712 (OH)

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 6.

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 West Virginia
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 4,808 Level 2 inspections in West Virginia during 2026
vs typical at GHENT WV
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 485 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 546,405 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 393.9A-LSLIWR (Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLIWR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH1NN304338 OH PXE5712 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D4VL715689 TN 763109T WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2027

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 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
88675025 Aug 11, 2026 MO L2 2 OOS
88589425 Aug 2, 2026 MO L2 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82946637 Oct 18, 2024 WA L3 4V4NC9EH1NN304338
82627320 Sep 10, 2024 MT L3 4V4NC9EH1NN304338
82383739 Aug 13, 2024 PA L2 4V4NC9EH1NN304338
79655563 Sep 12, 2023 MT L3 4V4NC9EH1NN304338
78429742 Apr 21, 2023 MT L2 4V4NC9EH1NN304338

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