Roadside Inspection 87400859

Roadside inspection on Mar 23, 2026 in Wisconsin • Carrier: HOWES & HOWES TRUCKING INC (USDOT 269920) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
87400859
Date:
Mar 23, 2026
State:
Wisconsin
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LITTLE SUAMICO WI
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RC34236 (MI)

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 2 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
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.52 violations per inspection across 64 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Wisconsin
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 5,442 Level 2 inspections in Wisconsin during 2026
vs typical at LITTLE SUAMICO WI
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 1,452 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 540,806 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
18%
11 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 365 days
11
14 violations · 1 OOS · 1.27 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKZD40X5MJ451137 MI RC34236 KENWORTH T880 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5JLSP283XX5T05279 MI F016436 HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL
Ticket: J -L
Heil Trailer International 1999

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.55D1-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck/bus manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after March 1, 1998. 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
87834627 May 13, 2026 MI L1 1 OOS
87822156 May 12, 2026 MI L1 I75@MM338 2
87758249 May 3, 2026 MI L2 5
87713310 Apr 29, 2026 MI L3 WINTERS RD REST AREA 1
87421346 Mar 24, 2026 MI L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
80183466 Nov 15, 2023 MI L3 1XKZD40X5MJ451137
80018196 Oct 25, 2023 MI L3 5JLSP283XX5T05279
79483287 Aug 22, 2023 MI L2 1XKZD40X5MJ451137

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