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Roadside Inspection 89029016

Roadside inspection on Sep 15, 2026 in California • Carrier: WESTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 511412) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89029016
Date:
Sep 15, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)
Operating authority:
MC260323
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT62F TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
S5910HY (TN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 29.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.19 violations per inspection across 20,393 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 110,726 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 17,188 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 458,716 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
41%
5493 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
369
504 violations · 95 OOS
Prior 90 days
1146
1416 violations · 249 OOS · 1.24 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5493
6792 violations · 1132 OOS · 1.24 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-TAOLTIS (Tires - All others, leaking and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS, severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOLTIS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDZAPR5RN313901 TN S5910HY INTERNATIONAL LT62F 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D1RL456942 TN 429897T WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2024 —

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires - All others, leaking and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-ALBV Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
395.22H2-ELDNISDT HOS (ELD) Driver failing to have instruction sheet describing the data transfer mechanisms supported by the ELD and step-by-step instructions for the driver to produce and transfer the driver''s hours-of-service records to an authorized safety official 1 Hours of Service —

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
88908409 Sep 3, 2026 UT L1 1JJV532D1RL456942 OOS
86970016 Feb 4, 2026 CA L2 3HSDZAPR5RN313901 —
86646668 Dec 21, 2025 UT L3 3HSDZAPR5RN313901 —
86506058 Dec 5, 2025 NM L2 3HSDZAPR5RN313901 —
85820832 Sep 16, 2025 UT L3 3HSDZAPR5RN313901 —
84715058 May 15, 2025 ME L2 1JJV532D1RL456942 —
84628189 May 9, 2025 CA L1 3HSDZAPR5RN313901 —
84285743 Mar 29, 2025 CA L1 3HSDZAPR5RN313901 OOS

Related records

Recent activity at DESERT HILLS IF

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