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Roadside Inspection 89030718

Roadside inspection on Sep 16, 2026 in California • Carrier: WESTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 511412) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89030718
Date:
Sep 16, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COTTONWOOD IF
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)
Operating authority:
MC260323
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
4012435 (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 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.19 violations per inspection across 20,415 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 108,536 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at COTTONWOOD IF
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 15,866 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 449,299 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)
42%
5500 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
387
525 violations · 98 OOS
Prior 90 days
1150
1418 violations · 248 OOS · 1.23 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5500
6787 violations · 1134 OOS · 1.23 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-TFL (Tires - Front, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TFL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR2RSUS9802 IN 4012435 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C9GT473475 IN U623332 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2016 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TFL Tires - Front, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 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
89090962 Sep 24, 2026 CA L3 COTTONWOOD IF 0 —
89090566 Sep 24, 2026 PA L3 TIOGA TWP PA 0 —
89086747 Sep 24, 2026 NC L1 KANNAPOLIS NC 0 —
89086028 Sep 24, 2026 PA L2 TIOGA TWP PA 1 —
89085629 Sep 24, 2026 NC L2 STATESVILLE NC 1 OOS
89084549 Sep 24, 2026 CT L2 MONTVILLE 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86878452 Jan 14, 2026 CA L3 3AKJHHDR2RSUS9802 —
86755756 Jan 8, 2026 CO L2 3AKJHHDR2RSUS9802 —
85871817 Sep 16, 2025 CA L1 3AKJHHDR2RSUS9802 —
85548517 Aug 19, 2025 CA L3 3AKJHHDR2RSUS9802 —
83668274 Jan 20, 2025 TN L1 3H3V532C9GT473475 —
83626062 Jan 15, 2025 NV L3 3AKJHHDR2RSUS9802 OOS
82542400 Aug 29, 2024 CA L1 3AKJHHDR2RSUS9802 —
81564560 May 6, 2024 WV L2 3H3V532C9GT473475 OOS

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