Roadside Inspection 88799002

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: TIMOTHY HELTON CONSTRUCTION LLC (USDOT 696938) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88799002
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HAZARD KY
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
335695 (KY)

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 1 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 1.68 violations per inspection across 34 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 14,218 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 403,278 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
79%
14 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
14
14 violations · 2 OOS · 1.00 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-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2WLPCC2G3YK963824 KY 335695 WESTERN STAR 4900 2000

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 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
88432896 Jul 16, 2026 KY L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88432896 Jul 16, 2026 KY L2 2WLPCC2G3YK963824
87042057 Feb 13, 2026 KY L2 2WLPCC2G3YK963824
86206715 Oct 31, 2025 KY L2 2WLPCC2G3YK963824
85866395 Sep 23, 2025 KY L3 2WLPCC2G3YK963824
85747465 Sep 11, 2025 KY L3 2WLPCC2G3YK963824
85397180 Aug 4, 2025 KY L3 2WLPCC2G3YK963824
82571372 Sep 4, 2024 KY L3 2WLPCC2G3YK963824
82007929 Jul 1, 2024 KY L2 2WLPCC2G3YK963824

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