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Roadside Inspection 89283071

Roadside inspection on Oct 16, 2026 in Iowa • 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 #:
89283071
Date:
Oct 16, 2026
State:
Iowa
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IA
Operating authority:
MC152406
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R721501 (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 1,329 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Iowa
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 7,290 Level 2 inspections in Iowa during 2026
vs typical at IA
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 3,839 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 632,296 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)
60%
329 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
26
18 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
71
44 violations · 11 OOS · 0.62 per inspection
Prior 365 days
329
202 violations · 36 OOS · 0.61 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 3AKJHHDR3SSVS9221 TX R721501 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2025 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2537GM416405 TX 216C3305 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2016 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC 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
89280310 Oct 14, 2026 TN L3 COOKEVILLE TN 1 —
89277179 Oct 14, 2026 MD L2 PERRYVILLE MD 1 OOS
89256421 Oct 14, 2026 KY L1 FRANKLIN KY 2 OOS
89236775 Oct 11, 2026 AR L1 GLENWOOD AR 0 —
89232154 Oct 9, 2026 TN L3 DICKSON TN 0 —
89226134 Oct 8, 2026 KS L2 LIBERAL KS 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86724313 Jan 5, 2026 AR L2 3AKJHHDR3SSVS9221 OOS
83814760 Feb 6, 2025 TN L3 3AKJHHDR3SSVS9221 —
82849112 Oct 4, 2024 WY L3 3AKJHHDR3SSVS9221 —
82165289 Jul 11, 2024 TX L2 3AKJHHDR3SSVS9221 —
81015909 Feb 28, 2024 IL L3 1UYVS2537GM416405 —

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