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Roadside Inspection 89053838

Roadside inspection on Sep 20, 2026 in California • Carrier: KAM-WAY EXPRESS INC (USDOT 814963) • 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 #:
89053838
Date:
Sep 20, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GRAPEVINE IF
Carrier (USDOT):
KAM-WAY EXPRESS INC (814963)
Operating authority:
MC362111
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
ZP83729 (CA)

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 2.

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 0.84 violations per inspection across 165 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 118,661 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at GRAPEVINE IF
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 12,214 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 501,851 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
46%
50 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
8
17 violations · 2 OOS · 2.13 per inspection
Prior 365 days
50
53 violations · 5 OOS · 1.06 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.5× their typical violation rate (17 violations across 8 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.84 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 396.5-HL (HUBS - Leaking HUB., severity weight 2). (396.5-HL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR6KSKM5226 CA ZP83729 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2019 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2531HU833102 WA 51157AL UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2017 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.5-HL HUBS - Leaking HUB. 2 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
89321671 Oct 21, 2026 CA L2 CACHE CREEK SCALE 0 —
89131245 Sep 27, 2026 CA L2 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 8 OOS
88628052 Aug 5, 2026 CA L2 GRAPEVINE IF 0 —
88607201 Aug 4, 2026 CA L2 S/B US-97 DORRIS AG STATION 4 OOS
88510423 Jul 23, 2026 CA L2 GRAPEVINE IF 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88260474 Jun 26, 2026 CA L1 3AKJHHDR6KSKM5226 —
88260415 Jun 26, 2026 CA L1 3AKJHHDR6KSKM5226 OOS
88065535 Jun 5, 2026 CA L2 3AKJHHDR6KSKM5226 OOS
87218070 Mar 4, 2026 CA L2 3AKJHHDR6KSKM5226 —
87069897 Feb 1, 2026 CA L1 1UYVS2531HU833102 —
85995865 Oct 6, 2025 CA L1 3AKJHHDR6KSKM5226 —
85246280 Jul 14, 2025 TX L3 3AKJHHDR6KSKM5226 —
84808923 May 27, 2025 AZ L1 3AKJHHDR6KSKM5226 OOS

Carrier booking & risk tools

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