Roadside Inspection 89028658

Roadside inspection on Sep 16, 2026 in Kansas • Carrier: J. S. HELWIG & SON, L.L.C. (USDOT 185183) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK 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 #:
89028658
Date:
Sep 16, 2026
State:
Kansas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LIBERAL KS
Operating authority:
MC152406
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R864139 (TX)

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 8.

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 0.64 violations per inspection across 1,303 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Kansas
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 11,755 Level 2 inspections in Kansas during 2026
vs typical at LIBERAL KS
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 618 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 577,701 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)
62%
341 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
30
22 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
78
42 violations · 8 OOS · 0.54 per inspection
Prior 365 days
341
199 violations · 34 OOS · 0.58 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 393.75A2-TAOTLM (Tires - All others, 75% of the tread width is loose/missing in excess of 12 inches of circumference., severity weight 8). (393.75A2-TAOTLM)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR9RSUX6549 TX R864139 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3UTVS2534R8122322 TX 253B778 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2024

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A2-TAOTLM Tires - All others, 75% of the tread width is loose/missing in excess of 12 inches of circumference. 8 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
89033055 Sep 18, 2026 OK L3 STATE HIGHWAY 3 2 W STONEWALL 1
89031169 Sep 17, 2026 NE L3 PALMYRA NE 1
89019543 Sep 17, 2026 NE L1 WAVERLY NE 1 OOS
89012550 Sep 16, 2026 MS L2 ITAWAMBA COUNTY W/B MS 2
89012335 Sep 16, 2026 MO L3 SAINT ROBERT MO 0
88999040 Sep 15, 2026 OK L1 OK 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87581777 Apr 11, 2026 AR L3 3AKJHHDR9RSUX6549
84157645 Mar 18, 2025 KS L3 3UTVS2534R8122322
82106990 Jul 11, 2024 PA L2 3AKJHHDR9RSUX6549
81342381 Apr 9, 2024 IN L3 3AKJHHDR9RSUX6549
80036164 Oct 30, 2023 AR L1 3AKJHHDR9RSUX6549 OOS
79398015 Aug 12, 2023 IN L3 3AKJHHDR9RSUX6549

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