Roadside Inspection 88294105

Roadside inspection on Jul 1, 2026 in Michigan • Carrier: HOWES & HOWES TRUCKING INC (USDOT 269920) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88294105
Date:
Jul 1, 2026
State:
Michigan
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-94EB@WATER ST
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T8 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RB80144 (MI)

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 8.

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
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.40 violations per inspection across 73 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Michigan
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 10,433 Level 2 inspections in Michigan during 2026
vs typical at I-94EB@WATER ST
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 451 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
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
13%
16 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
2
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
12 violations · 2 OOS · 1.71 per inspection
Prior 365 days
16
20 violations · 2 OOS · 1.25 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1NKDGGGG00J388476 MI RB80144 KENWORTH T8 Series
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1DW1C48211E479794 MI E996618 STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers 2001

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 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
88794579 Aug 25, 2026 MI L1 POWERS SCALE 3 OOS
88792069 Aug 25, 2026 MI L3 MI 0
88562979 Jul 30, 2026 MI L3 1
88293673 Jul 1, 2026 MI L2 2
88206635 Jun 22, 2026 MI L1 1
88111863 Jun 11, 2026 MI L3 I-94EB@WATER ST 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88693338 Aug 13, 2026 MI L2 1DW1C48211E479794
87834627 May 13, 2026 MI L1 1NKDGGGG00J388476 OOS
87834627 May 13, 2026 MI L1 1DW1C48211E479794 OOS
87822156 May 12, 2026 MI L1 1NKDGGGG00J388476
87822156 May 12, 2026 MI L1 1DW1C48211E479794
87713310 Apr 29, 2026 MI L3 1NKDGGGG00J388476
87421346 Mar 24, 2026 MI L3 1NKDGGGG00J388476
87421346 Mar 24, 2026 MI L3 1DW1C48211E479794

Related records

Recent activity at I-94EB@WATER ST

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
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88793909 Aug 25, 2026 LUCK LOGISTICS CORP 4 OOS
88793679 Aug 25, 2026 VAN OOTEGHEM BROTHERS FARM 1
88792922 Aug 25, 2026 ALDRIDGE TRUCKING CO INC 1
88792772 Aug 25, 2026 A M EXPRESS INC 3