Roadside Inspection 88828282

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in California • Carrier: SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1769704) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS 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 #:
88828282
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AL27600 (AZ)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 8.

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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.75 violations per inspection across 538 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 101,325 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 17,266 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 418,475 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)
47%
139 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 · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
23
25 violations · 3 OOS · 1.09 per inspection
Prior 365 days
139
125 violations · 18 OOS · 0.90 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 395.8E1PC-OOS (HOS - False record of duty status driver improperly used Personal Conveyance, severity weight 7). (395.8E1PC-OOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH4RN623738 AZ AL27600 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2530GU733409 WA 240770 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2016

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E1PC-OOS HOS - False record of duty status driver improperly used Personal Conveyance 7 Hours of Service OOS
395.22H1-ELDNUM HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - No user's manual for the driver describing how to operate the ELD. (May be electronic) 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
88745394 Aug 19, 2026 CA L2 S/B US-97 DORRIS AG STATION 0
88733760 Aug 18, 2026 CA L2 CASTAIC IF 3 OOS
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
86894109 Jan 25, 2026 CA L3 4V4NC9EH4RN623738
86543118 Dec 8, 2025 TX L2 4V4NC9EH4RN623738
86478931 Dec 2, 2025 NM L3 4V4NC9EH4RN623738
85716088 Sep 1, 2025 CA L2 4V4NC9EH4RN623738
84990915 Jun 17, 2025 AZ L1 1UYVS2530GU733409
84549535 Apr 28, 2025 UT L1 4V4NC9EH4RN623738
84502766 Apr 25, 2025 NM L2 4V4NC9EH4RN623738
87005680 Apr 11, 2025 NM L3 1UYVS2530GU733409

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