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Roadside Inspection 89297491

Roadside inspection on Oct 17, 2026 in California • Carrier: SAVAGE EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3215188) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89297491
Date:
Oct 17, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Carrier (USDOT):
SAVAGE EXPRESS LLC (3215188)
Operating authority:
MC1005008
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
ZP02538 (CA)

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 5.

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
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 2.38 violations per inspection across 197 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 80,583 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 16,504 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 665,843 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)
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
11
27 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
27
93 violations · 12 OOS · 3.44 per inspection
Prior 365 days
108
273 violations · 44 OOS · 2.53 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

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR7KSKB5910 CA ZP02538 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2019 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D5LL159535 TN 025428T WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2020 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
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
89301807 Oct 19, 2026 NM L2 NM 0 —
89302265 Oct 18, 2026 NM L1 NM 2 —
89282559 Oct 16, 2026 LA L3 HAMMOND LA 0 —
89226066 Oct 8, 2026 AZ L2 PARKS AZ 9 OOS
89219320 Oct 7, 2026 LA L3 DELHI LA 1 —
89186420 Oct 6, 2026 OK L2 SEQUOYAH POE 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89282559 Oct 16, 2026 LA L3 1JJV532D5LL159535 —
89282559 Oct 16, 2026 LA L3 3AKJHHDR7KSKB5910 —
89013486 Sep 15, 2026 NM L2 3AKJHHDR7KSKB5910 —
88743350 Aug 19, 2026 MS L3 3AKJHHDR7KSKB5910 —
87419126 Mar 26, 2026 NM L2 3AKJHHDR7KSKB5910 —
86441971 Nov 29, 2025 NM L3 3AKJHHDR7KSKB5910 —
86094437 Oct 14, 2025 NM L2 3AKJHHDR7KSKB5910 —
86046624 Oct 14, 2025 KY L1 1JJV532D5LL159535 OOS

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