Roadside Inspection 89020167

Roadside inspection on Sep 17, 2026 in California • Carrier: HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC OF IOWA (USDOT 134697) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89020167
Date:
Sep 17, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Operating authority:
MC115554
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT62F TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
FV7807 (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 11.

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 0.50 violations per inspection across 4,644 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 72,655 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 17,148 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 599,292 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
67%
1399 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
128
59 violations · 12 OOS
Prior 90 days
328
165 violations · 30 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1399
743 violations · 139 OOS · 0.53 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 393.207F-SDAS (Suspension - Deflated air suspension., severity weight 7). (393.207F-SDAS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDZAPR3RN293647 IA FV7807 INTERNATIONAL LT62F 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C9LT546516 MO 06B143 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2020

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207F-SDAS Suspension - Deflated air suspension. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 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
89044542 Sep 19, 2026 LA L2 SLIDELL LA 2 OOS
89043378 Sep 19, 2026 TN L1 MOHAWK TN 0
89041923 Sep 18, 2026 TN L3 MT. JULIET TN 0
89039609 Sep 18, 2026 CA L1 CASTAIC IF 0
89033849 Sep 18, 2026 OR L2 WOODBURN OR 1 OOS
89031682 Sep 18, 2026 NC L3 LUMBERTON NC 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87953851 May 25, 2026 LA L3 3H3V532C9LT546516
87244933 Mar 9, 2026 CA L2 3HSDZAPR3RN293647
86447841 Nov 21, 2025 CA L2 3HSDZAPR3RN293647
85855019 Sep 21, 2025 NM L1 3HSDZAPR3RN293647
82805870 Sep 29, 2024 IL L3 3HSDZAPR3RN293647

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