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Roadside Inspection 89243920

Roadside inspection on Oct 10, 2026 in Texas • Carrier: SAMAX EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2457309) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89243920
Date:
Oct 10, 2026
State:
Texas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TX
Carrier (USDOT):
SAMAX EXPRESS INC (2457309)
Operating authority:
MC848690
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4) TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R770295 (TX)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.80 violations per inspection across 599 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 129,316 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2026
vs typical at TX
1
Cleaner than station median (2)
Median of 28,931 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 668,242 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
21%
131 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
13
29 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
28
65 violations · 10 OOS · 2.32 per inspection
Prior 365 days
131
303 violations · 44 OOS · 2.31 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 383.23A2-LCDLN (License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL., severity weight 8). (383.23A2-LCDLN)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4BC9EH3SN694437 TX R770295 VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4) 2025 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VA5326MM107255 ME 5191861 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2021 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23A2-LCDLN License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL. 8 Driver Fitness 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
89280768 Oct 14, 2026 CO L2 CORTEZ CO 2 OOS
89284697 Oct 12, 2026 TX L1 TX 0 —
89262668 Oct 7, 2026 TX L1 TX 5 —
89193911 Oct 6, 2026 OR L3 CASCADE LOCKS OR 0 —
89157849 Sep 30, 2026 CO L2 CORTEZ CO 5 OOS
89129611 Sep 29, 2026 OR L2 CASCADE LOCKS OR 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89280768 Oct 14, 2026 CO L2 4V4BC9EH3SN694437 OOS
89280768 Oct 14, 2026 CO L2 5V8VA5326MM107255 OOS
87073230 Feb 16, 2026 TN L1 4V4BC9EH3SN694437 —
85139496 Jul 5, 2025 OK L1 4V4BC9EH3SN694437 —

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