Roadside Inspection 88697813

Roadside inspection on Aug 13, 2026 in Nevada • Carrier: HELICOPTER EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 911294) • Vehicle: PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK HazMat 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 #:
88697813
Date:
Aug 13, 2026
State:
Nevada
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
GARSON CHECKSITE
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 388 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
P009CU (GA)

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 6.

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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.67 violations per inspection across 45 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Nevada
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 5,926 Level 2 inspections in Nevada during 2026
vs typical at GARSON CHECKSITE
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 2,987 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 554,421 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)
75%
12 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
6
2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
12
6 violations · 0 OOS · 0.50 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (2 violations across 6 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.67 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 393.9A-LSLIWR (Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLIWR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NPWL49X4DD207300 GA P009CU PETERBILT 388 2013
2 FULL TRAILER 28738 GA ZNM542 Utility

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 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
88851473 Aug 28, 2026 LA L1 DELTA LA 0
88183876 Jun 17, 2026 NM L2 0

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