Roadside Inspection 88674598

Roadside inspection on Aug 11, 2026 in California • Carrier: AJ EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3251175) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88674598
Date:
Aug 11, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COTTONWOOD IF
Carrier (USDOT):
AJ EXPRESS LLC (3251175)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T8 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YAKQ834 (OR)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 16.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.89 violations per inspection across 27 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 97,426 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at COTTONWOOD IF
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 15,595 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 399,035 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
29%
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
2
6 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
20 violations · 0 OOS · 4.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
14
50 violations · 1 OOS · 3.57 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-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKDDX9X38R203376 OR YAKQ834 KENWORTH T8 Series 2008
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1R1F04822XK990069 OR HS95295 FONTAINE TRAILER
Ticket: Rave
1999

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEQP State/Local Laws - Violation of state and local law - Equipment violation. (Must have corresponding state statute or regulation) 8 Unsafe Driving
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS 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
88792606 Aug 25, 2026 OR L2 ASHLAND OR 1 OOS
88690956 Aug 11, 2026 CA L1 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 4 OOS
88690884 Aug 11, 2026 CA L1 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 0
88679167 Aug 11, 2026 OR L1 10 OOS
88392401 Jul 13, 2026 CA L3 US101 SB N OF LUCAS VALLEY 1
88400093 Jul 12, 2026 AZ L2 5

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
78815045 Jun 3, 2023 CA L3 1R1F04822XK990069

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