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Roadside Inspection 88765513

Roadside inspection on Aug 21, 2026 in California • Carrier: SAM CITY EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3533584) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88765513
Date:
Aug 21, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CAJON SCALES
Operating authority:
MC1177247
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PXD8297 (OH)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 14.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.01 violations per inspection across 162 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 80,583 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at CAJON SCALES
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 4,180 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 665,843 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
46%
107 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
12
17 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
25
23 violations · 6 OOS · 0.92 per inspection
Prior 365 days
107
115 violations · 21 OOS · 1.07 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 393.207F-SDAS (Suspension - Deflated air suspension., severity weight 7). (393.207F-SDAS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR2PSLK3458 OH PXD8297 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D8TL640511 TN 689170T WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2026 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.16B-DPASS Driver - Failed to require passenger(s) to use seat belt while operating a property-carrying CMV 7 Unsafe Driving —
393.207F-SDAS Suspension - Deflated air suspension. 7 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
89287591 Oct 16, 2026 KY L1 LONDON KY 0 —
89270012 Oct 8, 2026 CA L1 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 1 —
89156683 Sep 30, 2026 NM L2 NM 0 —
89147436 Sep 30, 2026 NM L3 NM 0 —
89145686 Sep 29, 2026 OH L3 VAN WERT OH 0 —
89091597 Sep 23, 2026 IL L3 I-55 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89284247 Oct 16, 2026 MI L1 3AKJHHDR2PSLK3458 —
88614831 Aug 4, 2026 AL L3 3AKJHHDR2PSLK3458 OOS
88614831 Aug 4, 2026 AL L3 1JJV532D8TL640511 OOS
88103586 Jun 9, 2026 MO L3 3AKJHHDR2PSLK3458 —
87826346 May 11, 2026 NM L2 1JJV532D8TL640511 OOS
87310919 Mar 17, 2026 KY L1 1JJV532D8TL640511 OOS
86974764 Feb 5, 2026 AR L3 3AKJHHDR2PSLK3458 OOS
86910637 Jan 27, 2026 AZ L2 3AKJHHDR2PSLK3458 OOS

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