Roadside Inspection 88855546

Roadside inspection on Aug 30, 2026 in California • Carrier: SD EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3993173) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88855546
Date:
Aug 30, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Carrier (USDOT):
SD EXPRESS LLC (3993173)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
DF47MG (FL)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but 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 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above 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 0.97 violations per inspection across 63 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 100,474 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 17,195 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 414,924 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
49%
45 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
8
10 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
20
21 violations · 6 OOS · 1.05 per inspection
Prior 365 days
45
40 violations · 8 OOS · 0.89 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR7MSMK7942 FL DF47MG FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2537H7942808 IN PF86402 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2017

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-HWSL HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking. 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
88851782 Aug 28, 2026 LA L3 MOUND LA 0
88747475 Aug 20, 2026 KY L1 2 OOS
88703850 Aug 14, 2026 NE L1 2 OOS
88696373 Aug 13, 2026 AL L3 2 OOS
88648721 Aug 7, 2026 AZ L2 2
88616834 Aug 3, 2026 CA L1 MT. PASS IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88851782 Aug 28, 2026 LA L3 1UYVS2537H7942808
88851782 Aug 28, 2026 LA L3 3AKJHHDR7MSMK7942
87822052 May 11, 2026 SD L3 1UYVS2537H7942808
86658135 Dec 27, 2025 LA L3 3AKJHHDR7MSMK7942
84780241 May 26, 2025 LA L2 1UYVS2537H7942808
82550527 Aug 27, 2024 GA L3 3AKJHHDR7MSMK7942
82173744 Jul 22, 2024 MA L3 1UYVS2537H7942808

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