Roadside Inspection 88794379

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in Oklahoma • Carrier: SAMAX EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2457309) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88794379
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
Oklahoma
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BRAMAN SCALES
Carrier (USDOT):
SAMAX EXPRESS INC (2457309)
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT625 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R770291 (TX)

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 10.

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
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.78 violations per inspection across 579 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Oklahoma
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,504 Level 1 inspections in Oklahoma during 2026
vs typical at BRAMAN SCALES
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,125 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 403,278 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)
19%
142 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
6
5 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
15
39 violations · 5 OOS · 2.60 per inspection
Prior 365 days
142
323 violations · 42 OOS · 2.27 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDZAPR6MN239526 TX R770291 INTERNATIONAL LT625 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D6CL738162 ME 357170Z WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2012

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9B-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) obscured. 2 Vehicle Maintenance

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
88733139 Aug 18, 2026 US L1 1
88666418 Aug 11, 2026 OR L2 1
88610925 Aug 4, 2026 US L3 0
88572708 Jul 31, 2026 MS L1 0
88550247 Jul 29, 2026 US L3 0
88554336 Jul 27, 2026 TX L2 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87102023 Feb 19, 2026 PA L3 3HSDZAPR6MN239526
83992609 Feb 26, 2025 UT L1 3HSDZAPR6MN239526
82882198 Oct 8, 2024 CA L1 1JJV532D6CL738162 OOS

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