Roadside Inspection 88856087

Roadside inspection on Aug 31, 2026 in Oklahoma • Carrier: J. S. HELWIG & SON, L.L.C. (USDOT 185183)

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
Not recorded
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88856087
Date:
Aug 31, 2026
State:
Oklahoma
Type:
Units inspected:
0
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BRAMAN SCALES

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 9.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.64 violations per inspection across 1,284 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Oklahoma
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 4,744 Level 2 inspections in Oklahoma during 2026
vs typical at BRAMAN SCALES
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,165 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 552,108 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)
63%
344 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
18
11 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
70
47 violations · 6 OOS · 0.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
344
194 violations · 30 OOS · 0.56 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

Vehicle unit details are pending — typically arrive within a few days.

Vehicle unit details pending

Vehicle unit details (VIN, plate, make/model/year, per-unit OOS flags) are typically available within a few days of the inspection date as the FMCSA unit feed catches up. Check back soon. The inspection summary itself is complete — violations, stations, dates, and overall OOS status are all accurate.

Violations Cited

2 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
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 1 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
88856550 Aug 31, 2026 NC L3 MARION NC 1
88863729 Aug 29, 2026 TX L2 TX 1
88847403 Aug 29, 2026 OK L1 KAY COUNTY P.O.E. 3
88821870 Aug 26, 2026 IN L1 RICHMOND IN 0
88775146 Aug 23, 2026 IN L3 0
88758393 Aug 19, 2026 OH L3 0

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