Roadside Inspection 89011878

Roadside inspection on Sep 16, 2026 in California • Carrier: SAMRA EXPRESS INC (USDOT 752856) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89011878
Date:
Sep 16, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
VISALIA AREA
Carrier (USDOT):
SAMRA EXPRESS INC (752856)
Operating authority:
MC340615
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
ZP66801 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 15.

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 1.30 violations per inspection across 220 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 72,521 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at VISALIA AREA
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 1,200 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 597,431 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)
47%
85 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
11
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
22
19 violations · 3 OOS · 0.86 per inspection
Prior 365 days
85
93 violations · 15 OOS · 1.09 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 3AKJHHDR0SSVX5234 CA ZP66801 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 527SR5323SM039663 CA 4WZ5284 CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC. 2025

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
392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit. 4 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLLR State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation. 3 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
88985640 Sep 13, 2026 NM L2 NM 0
88987466 Sep 11, 2026 MO L2 JOPLIN MO 2 OOS
88954622 Sep 8, 2026 CA L2 CACHE CREEK SCALE 0
88939903 Sep 7, 2026 TN L3 CROSSVILLE TN 1
88920544 Sep 6, 2026 NM L2 NM 0
88864775 Aug 31, 2026 NE L3 COLUMBUS NE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88433925 Jul 15, 2026 TX L2 3AKJHHDR0SSVX5234
87515751 Apr 6, 2026 CA L1 3AKJHHDR0SSVX5234
87278463 Mar 10, 2026 CA L2 3AKJHHDR0SSVX5234 OOS
86935411 Feb 1, 2026 AR L3 3AKJHHDR0SSVX5234
86887656 Jan 23, 2026 GA L3 3AKJHHDR0SSVX5234
85920262 Sep 30, 2025 CA L1 527SR5323SM039663
84786056 May 25, 2025 NM L3 3AKJHHDR0SSVX5234
84906912 May 22, 2025 CA L2 3AKJHHDR0SSVX5234

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