Roadside Inspection 79317113

Roadside inspection on Aug 2, 2023 in Iowa • Carrier: DAWS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1068705) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79317113
Date:
Aug 2, 2023
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
M50 BYPASS
Carrier (USDOT):
DAWS TRUCKING INC (1068705)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
409249 (NE)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 16.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.61 violations per inspection across 28 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Iowa
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 7,405 Level 2 inspections in Iowa during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
50%
28 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
6
6 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
17
13 violations · 3 OOS · 0.76 per inspection
Prior 365 days
28
17 violations · 3 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 393.100(b) (Leaking/spilling/blowing/falling cargo, severity weight 7). (393.100(b))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DU9X2XD472705 NE 409249 PETERBILT 379 1999
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4WW5532A2F6622389 NE 239913 WILSON TRAILER CO. 2015

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.100(b) Leaking/spilling/blowing/falling cargo 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.8(f)(1) Driver’s record of duty status not current 5 Hours of Service
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance

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
79809426 Sep 29, 2023 MT L3 BROADUS 0
79779022 Sep 28, 2023 SD L1 BELLE FOURCHE SD 1
79754169 Sep 25, 2023 AR L2 0
79763331 Sep 22, 2023 MT L2 BILLINGS WB INSPECTION FACILIT 0
79707253 Sep 19, 2023 KS L2 DODGE CITY 0
79744260 Sep 18, 2023 NE L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86022982 Oct 7, 2025 WA L3 1XP5DU9X2XD472705
83252371 Nov 25, 2024 IA L2 1XP5DU9X2XD472705
81402774 Apr 21, 2024 AR L2 1XP5DU9X2XD472705

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