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Roadside Inspection 89357629

Roadside inspection on Oct 26, 2026 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: LESTER R HELM JR (USDOT 1972265) • Vehicle: GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89357629
Date:
Oct 26, 2026
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
RICE TOWNSHIP PA
Carrier (USDOT):
LESTER R HELM JR (1972265)
Vehicle:
GMC C7 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
General Mt
Plate:
SY03131 (PA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 24.

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 Level 2 median in Pennsylvania
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 18,318 Level 2 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2026
vs typical at RICE TOWNSHIP PA
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 140 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 682,444 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
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 393.100B-C (Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV., severity weight 7). (393.100B-C)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1GDJ7H1JXRJ512292 PA SY03131 GMC
Ticket: General Mt
C7 1994 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSIV State/Local Laws - State insurance violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.100B-C Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2-SLLTCD State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety offical, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other. 5 Unsafe Driving —
393.47A-BRC Brake - Rotor (disc) with a crack in length of more than 75% of the friction surface or thru the rotor 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87336834 Mar 19, 2026 PA L3 1GDJ7H1JXRJ512292 OOS

Carrier booking & risk tools

Check booking and risk signals for USDOT 1972265 — tools open pre-filled.

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