Roadside Inspection 78677555

Roadside inspection on May 18, 2023 in Nebraska • Carrier: L & M STEEL COMPANY LLC (USDOT 1415641) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78677555
Date:
May 18, 2023
State:
Nebraska
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DISMAL RIVER SCALE
Operating authority:
MC538231
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3JJ729 (OK)

What this inspection means

2 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 5.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs Level 3 median in Nebraska
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 13,918 Level 3 inspections in Nebraska during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 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 1XP5DB9X26N879601 OK 3JJ729 PETERBILT 379 2006
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4U3J05336ML019878 NE 278791 X-L SPECIALIZED TRAILERS INC X-L SPECIALIZED TRAILERS INC 2021

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8(f)(1) Driver’s record of duty status not current 5 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
79123979 Jul 11, 2023 MT L3 HAVRE SCALE 1
78597064 May 9, 2023 KS L2 10 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87210975 Mar 1, 2026 AR L2 4U3J05336ML019878 OOS
86967184 Feb 4, 2026 MI L2 4U3J05336ML019878 OOS
86641407 Dec 23, 2025 OK L3 4U3J05336ML019878
85510602 Aug 14, 2025 CO L3 1XP5DB9X26N879601
84046007 Mar 6, 2025 SD L3 1XP5DB9X26N879601
83862775 Feb 12, 2025 NE L3 1XP5DB9X26N879601
83454013 Dec 20, 2024 SD L3 1XP5DB9X26N879601 OOS
82436274 Aug 19, 2024 NE L3 1XP5DB9X26N879601 OOS

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