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Roadside Inspection 89278394

Roadside inspection on Oct 15, 2026 in California • Carrier: SMD LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 1037092) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89278394
Date:
Oct 15, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SR-14 NB PIT SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
SMD LOGISTICS INC (1037092)
Operating authority:
MC849846
Vehicle:
FORD F-650 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
LRA493 (AZ)

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 1.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 1.34 violations per inspection across 128 prior records
vs Level 3 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 55,388 Level 3 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at SR-14 NB PIT SCALE
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 3,067 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 696,246 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
33%
49 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
2
4 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
10 violations · 1 OOS · 3.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
49
87 violations · 14 OOS · 1.78 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.5× their typical violation rate (10 violations across 3 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.34 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 392.9A2-C (Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured., severity weight 1). (392.9A2-C)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDNF6DC0GDA03264 AZ LRA493 FORD F-650 2016 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.9A2-C Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured. 1 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
89229796 Oct 10, 2026 CA L1 SALINAS 2 —
89194549 Oct 6, 2026 CA L1 SALINAS 2 —
88802421 Aug 26, 2026 CA L1 KING CITY AREA 6 OOS

Carrier booking & risk tools

Check booking and risk signals for USDOT 1037092 — tools open pre-filled.

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