Roadside Inspection 78662380

Roadside inspection on May 17, 2023 in Iowa • Carrier: COURY CARTAGE INC (USDOT 75562) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78662380
Date:
May 17, 2023
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
EB I-80 254MM
Carrier (USDOT):
COURY CARTAGE INC (75562)
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PAT0055 (MN)

What this inspection means

3 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2023, 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 3 median in Iowa
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 12,796 Level 3 inspections in Iowa during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
3
3 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,721 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2023

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJABDR1BPAW2495 MN PAT0055 WESTERN STAR 4900 2011
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5KJJABDR1BPAW2495 MN 3721STH WESTERN STAR
Ticket: Wabash National
4900 2011

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.3(a)(2) Driving beyond 11-hour driving limit 7 Hours of Service
395.22(h)(4) Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids 1 Hours of Service
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
78599250 May 11, 2023 SD L3 ROADSIDE 0
78622311 May 9, 2023 SD L1 SISSETON PORT OF ENTRY 3
78546338 Apr 28, 2023 SD L2 JEFFERSON PORT OF ENTRY 1 OOS
78365828 Apr 12, 2023 WI L3 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86136344 Oct 17, 2025 MN L1 5KJJABDR1BPAW2495 OOS
85085805 Jun 23, 2025 MN L3 5KJJABDR1BPAW2495

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