Roadside Inspection 89044542

Roadside inspection on Sep 19, 2026 in Louisiana • Carrier: HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC OF IOWA (USDOT 134697) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89044542
Date:
Sep 19, 2026
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SLIDELL LA
Operating authority:
MC115554
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
FA9929 (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 16.

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 4,653 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Louisiana
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 8,989 Level 2 inspections in Louisiana during 2026
vs typical at SLIDELL LA
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,109 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%
1404 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
127
58 violations · 12 OOS
Prior 90 days
331
168 violations · 31 OOS · 0.51 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1404
747 violations · 141 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR7SSWE4965 IA FA9929 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D8NL296388 MS 143550A WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2022

Violations Cited

2 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
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 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
89055122 Sep 21, 2026 PA L3 RIDGWAY TOWNSHIP PA 0
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
86965740 Feb 3, 2026 NC L3 3AKJHHDR7SSWE4965
83607701 Jan 12, 2025 OH L3 3AKJHHDR7SSWE4965
81249722 Apr 1, 2024 OH L1 3AKJHHDR7SSWE4965

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