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Roadside Inspection 89305756

Roadside inspection on Oct 19, 2026 in California • Carrier: NARWAL EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3675238) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89305756
Date:
Oct 19, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COTTONWOOD IF
Carrier (USDOT):
NARWAL EXPRESS INC (3675238)
Operating authority:
MC1276019
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
FP09891 (CA)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a 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 0.91 violations per inspection across 138 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 117,010 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at COTTONWOOD IF
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 16,616 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
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 492,886 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)
54%
96 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
15
17 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
46
51 violations · 11 OOS · 1.11 per inspection
Prior 365 days
96
102 violations · 17 OOS · 1.06 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH8LN235306 CA FP09891 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K3PJ113248 ID TX1060 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2023 —

Violations Cited

1 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 —

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
89254907 Oct 12, 2026 AZ L2 TONOPAH AZ 5 —
89264171 Oct 10, 2026 CA L1 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 0 —
89229314 Oct 9, 2026 OR L3 MYRTLE CREEK OR 1 OOS
89228667 Oct 9, 2026 CA L2 MISSION GRADE IF 0 —
89197648 Oct 6, 2026 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 2 OOS
89183536 Oct 5, 2026 CA L3 DONNER PASS IF 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86878975 Jan 18, 2026 CA L3 4V4NC9EH8LN235306 —
86720535 Dec 26, 2025 CA L2 4V4NC9EH8LN235306 —
86719365 Dec 26, 2025 CA L3 4V4NC9EH8LN235306 —
84492429 Apr 23, 2025 CA L1 4V4NC9EH8LN235306 —
84220363 Mar 24, 2025 CA L3 4V4NC9EH8LN235306 —
82628984 Sep 11, 2024 WA L3 4V4NC9EH8LN235306 —
82411047 Aug 15, 2024 CA L1 4V4NC9EH8LN235306 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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