Roadside Inspection 88994833

Roadside inspection on Sep 14, 2026 in California • Carrier: BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 92693) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
4
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88994833
Date:
Sep 14, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
4
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CA
Operating authority:
MC129712
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Wsr
Plate:
3944986 (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 8.

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 0.92 violations per inspection across 5,034 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 72,655 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at CA
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 1,045 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 599,292 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)
63%
1320 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
99
71 violations · 15 OOS
Prior 90 days
300
213 violations · 33 OOS · 0.71 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1320
1182 violations · 158 OOS · 0.90 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 396.3A1-TAOCV (Tires - All others, in contact with a part of the vehicle., severity weight 8). (396.3A1-TAOCV)

Units Inspected

4 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJNALD16KPKF0617 IN 3944986 WESTERN STAR
Ticket: Wsr
4900 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1J94J2744SF478074 ME 55999005 JEFE'S TRAILERS Jefe's Trailers 2025
3 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJNAED1XLPKV3487 IN 3945170 WESTERN STAR
Ticket: Wsr
4900 2020
4 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKZP4TX7RJ321032 IN 3945123 KENWORTH
Ticket: Wsr
T880 2024

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3A1-TAOCV Tires - All others, in contact with a part of the vehicle. 8 Vehicle Maintenance 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
89054104 Sep 21, 2026 MI L3 MONROE SCALE N/B 2
89053106 Sep 21, 2026 NV L3 NV 0
89040861 Sep 19, 2026 NE L3 WAVERLY NE 1
89041311 Sep 18, 2026 AZ L3 CONGRESS AZ 0
89040128 Sep 18, 2026 TN L2 RINGGOLD GA 0
89038094 Sep 18, 2026 IA L2 IA 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89004706 Sep 15, 2026 CA L2 1XKZP4TX7RJ321032
89004706 Sep 15, 2026 CA L2 5KJNALD16KPKF0617
89004706 Sep 15, 2026 CA L2 5KJNAED1XLPKV3487
88856652 Aug 31, 2026 CA L5 5KJNAED1XLPKV3487
88791640 Aug 23, 2026 CA L2 1XKZP4TX7RJ321032
88664107 Aug 11, 2026 CA L2 1XKZP4TX7RJ321032
88602590 Aug 4, 2026 CA L5 1XKZP4TX7RJ321032
88563632 Jul 28, 2026 CA L2 1J94J2744SF478074

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