Roadside Inspection 88324811

Roadside inspection on Jul 5, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: HIGHWAY MAIL COMPANY (USDOT 304808) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88324811
Date:
Jul 5, 2026
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IA
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
FX9870 (IA)

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 20.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.37 violations per inspection across 54 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Iowa
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 6,486 Level 2 inspections in Iowa during 2026
vs typical at IA
4
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 37 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 550,848 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)
41%
17 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
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
4 violations · 1 OOS · 2.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
17
29 violations · 2 OOS · 1.71 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.

Violations Cited

4 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
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured 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
88845685 Aug 27, 2026 TN L3 CLARKSVILLE TN 1
88703446 Aug 14, 2026 NE L3 0
88330129 Jul 6, 2026 NE L3 0
88246216 Jun 25, 2026 IN L3 4 OOS
88137832 Jun 13, 2026 IA L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88608659 Aug 3, 2026 CO L2 5V8VA5328HM700296
87006320 Feb 9, 2026 IA L3 1XKYD49X8SJ129183

Related records

Recent activity at IA

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88851869 Aug 30, 2026 EDER EXPRESS INCORPORATED 1
88851862 Aug 30, 2026 ARROW TRANS CORP 0
88851851 Aug 30, 2026 DALVIR CHEEMA 14 OOS