Roadside Inspection 89040002

Roadside inspection on Sep 18, 2026 in California • Carrier: SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1769704) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89040002
Date:
Sep 18, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
Operating authority:
MC599500
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT625 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AL14205 (AZ)

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.76 violations per inspection across 539 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 107,444 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 17,776 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 445,090 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)
47%
125 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
2
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
21
24 violations · 4 OOS · 1.14 per inspection
Prior 365 days
125
113 violations · 18 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 393.45D-BAAL (Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection., severity weight 4). (393.45D-BAAL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDZTZR8LN176808 AZ AL14205 INTERNATIONAL LT625 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2533FU422507 CA 4RM1410 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2015

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45D-BAAL Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection. 4 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
89039983 Sep 18, 2026 CA L1 CORDELIA CVEF 0
88828282 Aug 25, 2026 CA L1 DESERT HILLS IF 2 OOS
88745394 Aug 19, 2026 CA L2 S/B US-97 DORRIS AG STATION 0
88733760 Aug 18, 2026 CA L2 CASTAIC IF 3 OOS
88709153 Aug 15, 2026 NV L2 REGION 3 2 OOS
88688566 Aug 13, 2026 OR L3 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89039983 Sep 18, 2026 CA L1 3HSDZTZR8LN176808
89039983 Sep 18, 2026 CA L1 1UYVS2533FU422507
86959436 Feb 3, 2026 CA L1 3HSDZTZR8LN176808 OOS
86276078 Nov 7, 2025 CO L3 3HSDZTZR8LN176808
85121471 Jul 2, 2025 CA L3 1UYVS2533FU422507
84923517 Jun 10, 2025 NM L2 1UYVS2533FU422507
84397035 Apr 14, 2025 CA L1 1UYVS2533FU422507
84071922 Mar 6, 2025 UT L3 3HSDZTZR8LN176808

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