Roadside Inspection 88869876

Roadside inspection on Sep 1, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: HOWELL LLC (USDOT 2003225) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
1
13% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88869876
Date:
Sep 1, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MONTGOMERY AL
Carrier (USDOT):
HOWELL LLC (2003225)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
3A04M54 (AL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 37.

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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.79 violations per inspection across 33 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
8
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 12,424 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at MONTGOMERY AL
8
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,126 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
8
7 more than 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)
50%
10 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 365 days
10
15 violations · 1 OOS · 1.50 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 1NKZLP0X2PJ226936 AL 3A04M54 KENWORTH T880 2023

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSIV State/Local Laws - State insurance violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.9A-HLLH Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 1 Vehicle Maintenance

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87060212 Feb 16, 2026 AL L2 1NKZLP0X2PJ226936
85617684 Aug 28, 2025 AL L2 1NKZLP0X2PJ226936
85518182 Aug 16, 2025 AL L2 1NKZLP0X2PJ226936
84695765 May 16, 2025 AL L3 1NKZLP0X2PJ226936
80728113 Jan 30, 2024 AL L3 1NKZLP0X2PJ226936
79640119 Sep 12, 2023 AL L2 1NKZLP0X2PJ226936
79542387 Aug 30, 2023 AL L3 1NKZLP0X2PJ226936
78717091 May 23, 2023 GA L1 1NKZLP0X2PJ226936

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