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Roadside Inspection 88895984

Roadside inspection on Sep 2, 2026 in California • Carrier: ZEN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2247094) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK 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 #:
88895984
Date:
Sep 2, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GRAPEVINE IF
Carrier (USDOT):
ZEN EXPRESS INC (2247094)
Operating authority:
MC718678
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T6 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
2381107 (IN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

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 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 1.43 violations per inspection across 99 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 110,726 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at GRAPEVINE IF
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 12,415 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 458,716 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)
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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
1
3 violations · 1 OOS · 3.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
6
14 violations · 1 OOS · 2.33 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 393.45B2-BHTD (Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply., severity weight 4). (393.45B2-BHTD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKAD49X9DJ319708 IN 2381107 KENWORTH T6 Series 2013 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532DXHL003157 IN SP219CAR WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2017 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LCL Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative. 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
89122653 Sep 28, 2026 NV L2 GARSON CHECKSITE 2 —
88985301 Sep 13, 2026 NM L2 NM 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84131156 Mar 5, 2025 IL L1 1JJV532DXHL003157 —
83719758 Jan 24, 2025 CA L1 1XKAD49X9DJ319708 —
83603422 Jan 13, 2025 CA L1 1XKAD49X9DJ319708 OOS
82319528 Jul 31, 2024 CA L1 1XKAD49X9DJ319708 —
81080975 Mar 7, 2024 CA L2 1XKAD49X9DJ319708 —
80099439 Nov 4, 2023 CA L1 1XKAD49X9DJ319708 —
79287353 Jul 28, 2023 CA L1 1XKAD49X9DJ319708 —
78447211 Apr 21, 2023 CA L1 1XKAD49X9DJ319708 —

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