Roadside Inspection 88858756

Roadside inspection on Aug 31, 2026 in California • Carrier: MEL XPRESS INC (USDOT 1824524) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88858756
Date:
Aug 31, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SIMI VALLEY
Carrier (USDOT):
MEL XPRESS INC (1824524)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9F43743 (CA)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 7.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 1.16 violations per inspection across 19 prior records
vs Level 3 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 45,192 Level 3 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at SIMI VALLEY
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 328 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 570,722 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
3
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.33 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLD57ESFM5545 CA 9F43743 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS253XFU192528 ID TU176 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2015

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit. 7 Unsafe Driving
390.21TB1-MC Operating a CMV without legal name or trade name displayed. General/Admin

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
88838271 Aug 28, 2026 CA L2 CASTAIC IF 0
88550185 Jul 29, 2026 CA L2 CASTAIC IF 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85170946 Jun 17, 2025 CA L5 1UYVS253XFU192528
84343672 Apr 3, 2025 CA L1 1UYVS253XFU192528
84343672 Apr 3, 2025 CA L1 3AKJGLD57ESFM5545
84044503 Mar 2, 2025 CA L2 1UYVS253XFU192528
84044503 Mar 2, 2025 CA L2 3AKJGLD57ESFM5545
79463677 Aug 19, 2023 CA L3 3AKJGLD57ESFM5545

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