Roadside Inspection 89179174

Roadside inspection on Oct 3, 2026 in California • Carrier: MTL XPRESS INC (USDOT 4014166) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

Inspection Level

Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 89179174
Date:: Oct 3, 2026
State:: California
Level:: Level I — North American Standard
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 2
Violations:: 0
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: DUNSMUIR GRADE IF
Carrier (USDOT):: MTL XPRESS INC (4014166)
Operating authority:: MC1512258
Vehicle:: FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:: ZP43495 (CA)
VIN:: 3AKJHHDR9LSKC5694

What this inspection means

This is a clean inspection — no violations were recorded.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a clean and typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical

Cleaner than carrier average

Carrier averages 2.00 violations per inspection across 42 prior records

vs Level 1 median in California

Cleaner than median (1)

Median of 112,047 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026

vs typical at DUNSMUIR GRADE IF

On par with station median (0)

Median of 16,428 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 fewer than the median (1)

Compared to 467,121 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026

OOS at this inspection

Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%

Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026

Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)

38%

26 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

9 violations · 1 OOS

Prior 90 days

31 violations · 2 OOS · 3.10 per inspection

Prior 365 days

61 violations · 7 OOS · 2.35 per inspection

Honest opinion

A clean inspection here is a positive signal in the context of a recent stretch where this carrier's violation rate ran above its lifetime average.

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq	Type	VIN	Plate	Make	Model	Year	OOS
1	TRUCK TRACTOR	3AKJHHDR9LSKC5694	CA ZP43495	FREIGHTLINER	Cascadia	2020	—
2	SEMI-TRAILER	1UYVS2533L2014824	CA 4XS2428	UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER	Utility Trailer Manufacturer	2020	—

No violations cited during this inspection.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS
89174604	Oct 4, 2026	OR	L3	WOODBURN OR	3	OOS
89179207	Oct 3, 2026	CA	L1	DUNSMUIR GRADE IF	5	OOS
89143453	Sep 30, 2026	OR	L3	WOODBURN OR	2	—
89131517	Sep 27, 2026	CA	L2	DUNSMUIR GRADE IF	2	—
89111445	Sep 25, 2026	OR	L2	KLAMATH FALLS OR	1	—
88987950	Sep 10, 2026	CA	L1	DUNSMUIR GRADE IF	0	—