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Roadside Inspection 88896363

Roadside inspection on Sep 1, 2026 in California • Carrier: NARWAL EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3675238) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88896363
Date:
Sep 1, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GRAPEVINE IF
Carrier (USDOT):
NARWAL EXPRESS INC (3675238)
Operating authority:
MC1276019
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
ZP96546 (CA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 7.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.89 violations per inspection across 110 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 74,582 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at GRAPEVINE IF
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 12,417 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 613,336 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
58%
74 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
14
15 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
36
56 violations · 8 OOS · 1.56 per inspection
Prior 365 days
74
74 violations · 10 OOS · 1.00 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 395.8E1-HOSPVIDOOS (HOS (Passenger) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain:, severity weight 7). (395.8E1-HOSPVIDOOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR1RSUT3341 CA ZP96546 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2538P3815409 ME 5249440 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2023 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E1-HOSPVIDOOS HOS (Passenger) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS

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
89098352 Sep 25, 2026 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 2 —
89106190 Sep 23, 2026 CA L3 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0 —
89078258 Sep 22, 2026 CA L1 MT. PASS IF 5 OOS
89075488 Sep 22, 2026 CA L1 MT. PASS IF 0 —
89040780 Sep 19, 2026 OR L1 HUBBARD OR 1 —
89032748 Sep 17, 2026 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89032748 Sep 17, 2026 CA L1 3AKJHHDR1RSUT3341 OOS
87415184 Mar 26, 2026 OR L2 1UYVS2538P3815409 OOS
86894812 Jan 23, 2026 CA L2 1UYVS2538P3815409 —
85751112 Sep 9, 2025 CA L2 1UYVS2538P3815409 —
85353349 Jul 24, 2025 CA L2 1UYVS2538P3815409 —
85059662 Jun 25, 2025 CA L1 3AKJHHDR1RSUT3341 OOS
84733864 May 17, 2025 CA L2 1UYVS2538P3815409 OOS
82920524 Oct 15, 2024 IL L3 3AKJHHDR1RSUT3341 —

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Recent activity at GRAPEVINE IF

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