Roadside Inspection 79862613

Roadside inspection on Oct 8, 2023 in Iowa • Carrier: J. S. HELWIG & SON, L.L.C. (USDOT 185183) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79862613
Date:
Oct 8, 2023
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R692711 (TX)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 0.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a slightly above 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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.75 violations per inspection across 144 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Iowa
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 12,796 Level 3 inspections in Iowa during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,721 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
57%
143 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
22
20 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
76
63 violations · 5 OOS · 0.83 per inspection
Prior 365 days
143
108 violations · 6 OOS · 0.76 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR8RSUX6588 TX R692711 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0623FB708465 TX 132C915 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2015

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
80437844 Dec 6, 2023 OK L1 COLBERT SCALES ON US69 5 OOS
80333457 Dec 6, 2023 KS L2 U56 1
80328240 Dec 6, 2023 MO L3 CHARLESTON MO 0
80295351 Dec 4, 2023 MO L2 KANSAS CITY MO 2 OOS
80297144 Dec 1, 2023 AR L3 1
80264235 Nov 29, 2023 AR L2 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86588409 Dec 16, 2025 MO L3 3AKJHHDR8RSUX6588
86238355 Nov 3, 2025 CO L3 1GRAA0623FB708465
82063395 Jul 4, 2024 TX L2 3AKJHHDR8RSUX6588

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