Roadside Inspection 88696258

Roadside inspection on Aug 10, 2026 in California • Carrier: WESTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 511412) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88696258
Date:
Aug 10, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT62F TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R9456HY (TN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 9.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.18 violations per inspection across 19,931 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 68,156 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 17,430 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 556,902 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
41%
5630 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
424
501 violations · 87 OOS
Prior 90 days
1124
1351 violations · 232 OOS · 1.20 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5630
7099 violations · 1164 OOS · 1.26 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 393.100B-C (Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV., severity weight 7). (393.100B-C)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDZAPR7RN307372 TN R9456HY INTERNATIONAL LT62F 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR4M0625PH457435 TN 370042T GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2023

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.100B-C Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.9B3-DFRCLS Driver - Failing to reexamine the CMV's cargo and its load securement devices during the course of transporation and make any necessary adjustments. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
395.24C2III-ELDSDN HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify shipping document number. 1 Hours of Service

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
88883710 Sep 2, 2026 DE L2 TOWNSEND DE 1 OOS
88883305 Sep 2, 2026 SC L3 DUNCAN SC 1
88883290 Sep 2, 2026 SC L3 SPARTANBURG SC 1
88883211 Sep 2, 2026 CA L1 CASTAIC IF 1
88882638 Sep 2, 2026 KY L3 LONDON KY 1
88882618 Sep 2, 2026 WY L1 CHEYENNE I-25 POE 4

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86817029 Jan 15, 2026 NC L3 3HSDZAPR7RN307372
86385647 Nov 19, 2025 IA L3 3HSDZAPR7RN307372
86147139 Oct 23, 2025 TN L2 1GR4M0625PH457435
85515719 Aug 16, 2025 TN L3 3HSDZAPR7RN307372 OOS
82459158 Aug 21, 2024 NM L3 1GR4M0625PH457435
81176228 Mar 21, 2024 PA L3 3HSDZAPR7RN307372
81117651 Mar 13, 2024 OH L3 3HSDZAPR7RN307372
81072750 Mar 7, 2024 NC L3 3HSDZAPR7RN307372

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