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Roadside Inspection 89053976

Roadside inspection on Sep 20, 2026 in California • Carrier: SAVAGE EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3215188) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
3
38% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89053976
Date:
Sep 20, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Carrier (USDOT):
SAVAGE EXPRESS LLC (3215188)
Operating authority:
MC1005008
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
ZP70000 (CA)

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 47.

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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.38 violations per inspection across 186 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
8
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 107,986 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
8
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 17,099 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
8
7 more than the median (1)
Compared to 447,267 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)
25%
108 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
7
27 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
22
89 violations · 10 OOS · 4.05 per inspection
Prior 365 days
108
261 violations · 42 OOS · 2.42 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-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR7LSLM5501 CA ZP70000 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 2MN01JAH281003908 CA 4WK6853 Vanguard — — —

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLL State/Local Laws - 8 Unsafe Driving —
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.207B-AALPME-OOS More than 25% of the locking pins are missing or not engaged. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
89049140 Sep 20, 2026 NM L2 NM 1 OOS
89023276 Sep 15, 2026 AZ L2 GILA BEND AZ 7 OOS
89013486 Sep 15, 2026 NM L2 NM 0 —
88985318 Sep 13, 2026 NM L1 NM 0 —
88960419 Sep 10, 2026 LA L3 GREENWOOD LA 2 —
88905878 Sep 4, 2026 LA L3 GROSSE TETE LA 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86922597 Jan 29, 2026 NM L2 2MN01JAH281003908 —
86839173 Jan 17, 2026 NM L2 2MN01JAH281003908 OOS
84793348 May 24, 2025 CA L2 2MN01JAH281003908 —
83646087 Jan 16, 2025 UT L3 2MN01JAH281003908 —
83209610 Nov 14, 2024 AZ L2 2MN01JAH281003908 —
80184950 Nov 15, 2023 OR L3 3AKJHHDR7LSLM5501 —
79040905 Jun 30, 2023 CA L3 3AKJHHDR7LSLM5501 —

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