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Roadside Inspection 89098352

Roadside inspection on Sep 25, 2026 in California • Carrier: NARWAL EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3675238) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89098352
Date:
Sep 25, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COTTONWOOD IF
Carrier (USDOT):
NARWAL EXPRESS INC (3675238)
Operating authority:
MC1276019
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT62F TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
ZP96537 (CA)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

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 slightly above 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 0.91 violations per inspection across 127 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 109,757 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at COTTONWOOD IF
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 16,011 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 454,059 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
56%
88 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
21
18 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
42
50 violations · 10 OOS · 1.19 per inspection
Prior 365 days
88
91 violations · 15 OOS · 1.03 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDZAPR0SN874464 CA ZP96537 INTERNATIONAL LT62F 2025 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC5325PT308357 ID TS2660 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2023 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
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
89106190 Sep 23, 2026 CA L3 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0 —
89078258 Sep 22, 2026 CA L1 MT. PASS IF 5 OOS
89075488 Sep 22, 2026 CA L1 MT. PASS IF 0 —
89040780 Sep 19, 2026 OR L1 HUBBARD OR 1 —
89032748 Sep 17, 2026 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 1 OOS
89026917 Sep 15, 2026 UT L3 GRANTSVILLE UT 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88898963 Sep 3, 2026 CA L2 5V8VC5325PT308357 —
88822895 Aug 26, 2026 CA L2 3HSDZAPR0SN874464 —
87443853 Mar 25, 2026 CA L1 3HSDZAPR0SN874464 —
87217922 Feb 28, 2026 CA L2 3HSDZAPR0SN874464 —
87131938 Feb 11, 2026 CA L2 3HSDZAPR0SN874464 —
86661628 Dec 15, 2025 OR L3 3HSDZAPR0SN874464 —
86450997 Nov 27, 2025 CA L1 3HSDZAPR0SN874464 —
85813977 Sep 17, 2025 NM L1 5V8VC5325PT308357 OOS

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