Roadside Inspection 89053270

Roadside inspection on Sep 21, 2026 in Michigan • Carrier: LEWIS C HOWARD INC (USDOT 2473448) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89053270
Date:
Sep 21, 2026
State:
Michigan
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GRASS LAKE SCALE E/B
Carrier (USDOT):
LEWIS C HOWARD INC (2473448)
Operating authority:
MC855411
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNR TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RB67803 (MI)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 1.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a 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 1.02 violations per inspection across 85 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Michigan
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 11,670 Level 2 inspections in Michigan during 2026
vs typical at GRASS LAKE SCALE E/B
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 754 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 599,292 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
20%
25 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
2
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
6 violations · 1 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
25
27 violations · 6 OOS · 1.08 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4WC9EH0KN220124 MI RB67803 VOLVO TRUCK VNR 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K2NS158270 MI F413567 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2022

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLMF State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective. 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
88940960 Sep 9, 2026 MI L2 MI 1 OOS
88881376 Sep 2, 2026 MI L2 MI 2
88515048 Jul 23, 2026 OH L3 0
88506469 Jul 23, 2026 OH L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84242040 Mar 26, 2025 NC L2 3H3V532K2NS158270
79566271 Sep 1, 2023 AL L2 3H3V532K2NS158270

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