Roadside Inspection 88830645

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in California • Carrier: SAM FREIGHT INC (USDOT 3467904) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88830645
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Carrier (USDOT):
SAM FREIGHT INC (3467904)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
A631AA (NJ)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 6.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.15 violations per inspection across 52 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 67,162 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 17,245 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 550,077 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
57%
35 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
2
5 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
8 violations · 2 OOS · 1.14 per inspection
Prior 365 days
35
30 violations · 3 OOS · 0.86 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3AKJGHDV3ESFZ1970 NJ A631AA FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K2NS603784 ME 428887Y HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2022

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LTSIR Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit 6 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
88621082 Aug 4, 2026 PA L3 5 OOS
88599779 Aug 3, 2026 MO L3 0
88385928 Jul 10, 2026 KS L3 0
88312757 Jul 1, 2026 AZ L2 1 OOS

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