Roadside Inspection 79393396

Roadside inspection on Aug 13, 2023 in Arkansas • Carrier: MID-CON CARRIERS CORP (USDOT 333591) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79393396
Date:
Aug 13, 2023
State:
Arkansas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
2VE248 (OK)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 5.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.72 violations per inspection across 29 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Arkansas
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 5,420 Level 1 inspections in Arkansas during 2023
vs typical at JEFFERSON COUNTY
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 98 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
54%
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
8 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
24
18 violations · 3 OOS · 0.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
28
21 violations · 4 OOS · 0.75 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 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories, severity weight 2). (396.3(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X0FD268941 OK 2VE248 PETERBILT 579 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR1P0623PJ506070 OK BY2791 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2023

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
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
79982190 Oct 10, 2023 IL L3 0
79884571 Oct 10, 2023 TN L1 INTERSTATE 3 OOS
79819615 Oct 3, 2023 SC L1 I-20 EB DARLINGTON COUNTY 4
79800752 Sep 30, 2023 AR L3 FAULKNER COUNTY 1
79789894 Sep 28, 2023 IN L1 RICHMOND IN 2
79771374 Sep 25, 2023 IA L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84653706 May 12, 2025 MS L1 1XPBD49X0FD268941

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