Roadside Inspection 80450465

Roadside inspection on Dec 20, 2023 in Michigan • Carrier: CHRIS HELMS TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1796126) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
3
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80450465
Date:
Dec 20, 2023
State:
Michigan
Type:
Units inspected:
3
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
E/B SCALE
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RB83764 (MI)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

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

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2023, 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 2.26 violations per inspection across 34 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Michigan
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 11,762 Level 2 inspections in Michigan during 2023

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 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
35%
34 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
5
16 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
21 violations · 1 OOS · 2.63 per inspection
Prior 365 days
34
77 violations · 8 OOS · 2.26 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 393.75(g) (393.75(g), severity weight 0). (393.75(g))

Units Inspected

3 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1NPXGGGG70D656400 MI RB83764 PETERBILT 389
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1E9DA3857N1588111 MI E637566 EXTREME TRAILERS LLC
Ticket: Easu
EXTREME TRAILERS LLC 2022
3 SEMI-TRAILER 1E9AA2834N1588112 MI E637567 EXTREME TRAILERS LLC
Ticket: Easu
EXTREME TRAILERS LLC 2022

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
393.75(g) 393.75(g) 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
80891088 Feb 15, 2024 MI L2 WB 2 OOS
80731568 Jan 30, 2024 OH L2 ROADSIDE 1
80625913 Jan 10, 2024 IN L3 TERRE HAUTE IN 0
80537380 Jan 3, 2024 MI L3 ROAD 2
80465769 Dec 26, 2023 GA L3 TIFTON GA 5
80410874 Dec 13, 2023 NY L3 TYRE 7

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86518893 Dec 8, 2025 MI L3 1E9DA3857N1588111
85868206 Sep 22, 2025 MI L2 1NPXGGGG70D656400
80891088 Feb 15, 2024 MI L2 1NPXGGGG70D656400 OOS

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