Roadside Inspection 88733760

Roadside inspection on Aug 18, 2026 in California • Carrier: SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1769704) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88733760
Date:
Aug 18, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CASTAIC IF
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AJ35318 (AZ)

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 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.75 violations per inspection across 536 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 CASTAIC IF
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 13,613 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)
47%
141 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
14
13 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
21
22 violations · 2 OOS · 1.05 per inspection
Prior 365 days
141
125 violations · 17 OOS · 0.89 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 393.9A-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 4V4NC9EH5KN193918 AZ AJ35318 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2531HU800648 AZ 0KA6CVA UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2017

Violations Cited

3 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
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2-SLLTCD State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety offical, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other. 5 Unsafe Driving

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
88828282 Aug 25, 2026 CA L1 DESERT HILLS IF 2 OOS
88745394 Aug 19, 2026 CA L2 S/B US-97 DORRIS AG STATION 0
88709153 Aug 15, 2026 NV L2 REGION 3 2 OOS
88688566 Aug 13, 2026 OR L3 2 OOS
88693880 Aug 11, 2026 WA L3 0
88661674 Aug 10, 2026 NM L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88524233 Jul 27, 2026 NV L1 4V4NC9EH5KN193918
87185218 Feb 26, 2026 CA L1 4V4NC9EH5KN193918
86074314 Oct 15, 2025 CA L2 4V4NC9EH5KN193918
85893754 Sep 23, 2025 CA L3 4V4NC9EH5KN193918
85696908 Aug 28, 2025 CA L2 4V4NC9EH5KN193918 OOS
85313218 Jul 20, 2025 CA L3 4V4NC9EH5KN193918
84022795 Mar 1, 2025 UT L3 4V4NC9EH5KN193918
83501875 Dec 24, 2024 CA L2 4V4NC9EH5KN193918

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