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Roadside Inspection 89024928

Roadside inspection on Sep 16, 2026 in Arkansas • Carrier: SAMAX EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2457309) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89024928
Date:
Sep 16, 2026
State:
Arkansas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WEST MEMPHIS AR
Carrier (USDOT):
SAMAX EXPRESS INC (2457309)
Operating authority:
MC848690
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R525002 (TX)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.81 violations per inspection across 590 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Arkansas
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 15,773 Level 3 inspections in Arkansas during 2026
vs typical at WEST MEMPHIS AR
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 5,600 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 631,464 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
19%
140 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
12
38 violations · 7 OOS
Prior 90 days
21
56 violations · 8 OOS · 2.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
140
324 violations · 46 OOS · 2.31 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 391.11B2-Q (Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record., severity weight 4). (391.11B2-Q)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9TH9LN254904 TX R525002 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D6GL904539 ME 5303506 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2016 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.11B2-Q Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record. 4 Driver Fitness 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
89098040 Sep 25, 2026 OK L3 OK 0 —
89076399 Sep 23, 2026 NJ L3 GREENWICH SCALE EB 0 —
89078238 Sep 21, 2026 TX L2 TX 0 —
89011036 Sep 16, 2026 MS L3 LAUDERDALE COUNTY MS 0 —
88989234 Sep 13, 2026 AR L3 HOPE AR 2 OOS
88990690 Sep 10, 2026 TX L1 TX 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87999795 May 28, 2026 LA L3 1JJV532D6GL904539 —
87228328 Mar 1, 2026 TX L2 4V4NC9TH9LN254904 OOS
85769636 Sep 12, 2025 CO L2 4V4NC9TH9LN254904 —
85511789 Aug 15, 2025 AZ L2 1JJV532D6GL904539 —
84119208 Mar 10, 2025 NM L2 4V4NC9TH9LN254904 —
82278021 Jul 31, 2024 LA L2 4V4NC9TH9LN254904 —
81950098 Jun 18, 2024 TX L3 4V4NC9TH9LN254904 —

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