Roadside Inspection 79652987

Roadside inspection on Sep 13, 2023 in Iowa • Carrier: COWBOY LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 3720971) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS 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 #:
79652987
Date:
Sep 13, 2023
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
HARBOR DRI SB AT SINGING HILLS
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
3JN937 (OK)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 1.

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 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
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 395.8(e)(1) (Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status, severity weight 0). (395.8(e)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63R3DL4MG549072 OK 3JN937 RAM 3500 2021
2 FULL TRAILER 16V3F4826P6205312 OK BT4218 BIG TEX Big Tex 2023

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.60(d) Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status Hours of Service OOS

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
80057022 Nov 1, 2023 MO L3 MOUNT VERNON MO 1
79800689 Sep 29, 2023 AR L1 POPE COUNTY 2
79780940 Sep 27, 2023 AR L1 0
79328930 Aug 3, 2023 IA L3 2
79317349 Aug 3, 2023 IL L1 0
79247168 Jul 25, 2023 UT L1 MONTICELLO PORT OF ENTRY 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87533520 Apr 7, 2026 AR L3 16V3F4826P6205312
86941986 Feb 2, 2026 MO L1 16V3F4826P6205312
86758589 Jan 5, 2026 MO L1 16V3F4826P6205312 OOS
86390412 Nov 18, 2025 GA L3 16V3F4826P6205312 OOS
84678374 May 15, 2025 AL L1 16V3F4826P6205312
84592100 May 5, 2025 OK L1 16V3F4826P6205312
82053806 Jul 2, 2024 TN L1 3C63R3DL4MG549072
81657607 May 17, 2024 IA L3 16V3F4826P6205312 OOS

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