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Roadside Inspection 88929856

Roadside inspection on Sep 7, 2026 in California • Carrier: WESTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 511412) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88929856
Date:
Sep 7, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)
Operating authority:
MC260323
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
4013069 (IN)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 20.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.19 violations per inspection across 20,290 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 75,240 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 17,179 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 617,774 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
41%
5529 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
370
486 violations · 93 OOS
Prior 90 days
1137
1433 violations · 255 OOS · 1.26 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5529
6919 violations · 1148 OOS · 1.25 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR7SSWD9166 IN 4013069 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2025 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D3RL456876 TN 430085T WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2024 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLED State/Local Laws - Excessive dimension (width/height/length). 8 Unsafe Driving —
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.9A-LCL Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp 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
89143475 Sep 30, 2026 PA L3 — 1 —
89142766 Sep 30, 2026 CA L1 CASTAIC IF 0 —
89142070 Sep 30, 2026 AL L3 CULLMAN AL 0 —
89141608 Sep 30, 2026 CA L2 CASTAIC IF 0 —
89140531 Sep 30, 2026 PA L1 EAST LAMPETER TOWNSHIP PA 8 OOS
89133172 Sep 29, 2026 CA L3 COTTONWOOD IF 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85453273 Aug 8, 2025 UT L3 1JJV532D3RL456876 —
84512663 Apr 29, 2025 MD L2 3AKJHHDR7SSWD9166 OOS
84123157 Mar 6, 2025 CA L3 1JJV532D3RL456876 —
83206033 Nov 20, 2024 NV L3 1JJV532D3RL456876 —
79363993 Aug 8, 2023 SC L3 1JJV532D3RL456876 —

Related records

Recent activity at DESERT HILLS IF

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
89143286 Sep 30, 2026 FLATBED DISPATCH INC 0 —
89142968 Sep 30, 2026 JOYRIDE LOGISTICS LLC 1 —
89142160 Sep 30, 2026 FREEDOM TRUCKING INC 0 —
89141801 Sep 30, 2026 TECH TRANZ INC 1 —
89141648 Sep 30, 2026 ZHANG'S GOLD WATER LLC 0 —
89141281 Sep 30, 2026 NEW PRIME INC 1 —