Roadside Inspection 88862009

Roadside inspection on Aug 31, 2026 in California • Carrier: Z EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 4292309) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88862009
Date:
Aug 31, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HONEY LAKE SCALES
Carrier (USDOT):
Z EXPRESS LLC (4292309)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
Z018873 (UT)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 21.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.60 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 68,156 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at HONEY LAKE SCALES
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 332 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 556,902 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
50%
6 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
3
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
3 violations · 0 OOS · 0.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
6
4 violations · 0 OOS · 0.67 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 4V4NC9EJ0LN228031 UT Z018873 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 13N1532C4N1546604 CA 4TT9394 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 2022

Violations Cited

3 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
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2-SLLTCD State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety offical, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other. 5 Unsafe Driving

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
88844388 Aug 28, 2026 NM L2 NM 0
88794067 Aug 25, 2026 MA L3 H-LUDLOW 0
88681599 Aug 12, 2026 KY L3 2
88548553 Jul 29, 2026 NE L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88794067 Aug 25, 2026 MA L3 13N1532C4N1546604
88794067 Aug 25, 2026 MA L3 4V4NC9EJ0LN228031
88548553 Jul 29, 2026 NE L3 4V4NC9EJ0LN228031
88548553 Jul 29, 2026 NE L3 13N1532C4N1546604
87528057 Apr 7, 2026 OH L2 4V4NC9EJ0LN228031 OOS
85543601 Aug 19, 2025 KS L2 13N1532C4N1546604
83065053 Oct 31, 2024 OH L3 4V4NC9EJ0LN228031
79256553 Jul 26, 2023 TN L1 4V4NC9EJ0LN228031

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