Roadside Inspection 78756826

Roadside inspection on May 19, 2023 in Iowa • Carrier: MONSON & SONS INC (USDOT 1281660) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78756826
Date:
May 19, 2023
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HWY 4 SB
Carrier (USDOT):
MONSON & SONS INC (1281660)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
SD6387 (IA)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 0.

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 this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.00 violations per inspection across 14 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Iowa
1
On par with 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
1
1 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
50%
14 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
11
10 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
14
14 violations · 1 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
14
14 violations · 1 OOS · 1.00 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB9XX6N885369 IA SD6387 PETERBILT 379 2006
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5JNSS4730LH000434 IA FE0096 JET COMPANY INC. Jet Company Inc. 2020

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
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
79160942 Jul 13, 2023 UT L3 ECHO PORT OF ENTRY 3
79146172 Jul 11, 2023 IA L3 1
79146444 Jul 10, 2023 IA L3 2
79102204 Jul 7, 2023 TX L2 0
79075793 Jul 5, 2023 AZ L3 INTERSTATE 40 0
79045161 Jun 30, 2023 KS L2 0

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