Roadside Inspection 79783487

Roadside inspection on Sep 27, 2023 in Iowa • Carrier: ALPINE POWER SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 585924) • Vehicle: HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79783487
Date:
Sep 27, 2023
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HWY 18 EB MASON CITY
Vehicle:
HINO Conventional Type Truck STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
DD80950 (MI)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a 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 1.35 violations per inspection across 20 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Iowa
1
Cleaner 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
30%
20 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
2
4 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
15 violations · 3 OOS · 2.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
20
27 violations · 6 OOS · 1.35 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5PVNJ8JV8L4S77262 MI DD80950 HINO Conventional Type Truck 2020

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 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
80127238 Nov 7, 2023 MN L1 CARLTON SCALE 4
79653753 Sep 13, 2023 IL L2 I57 SB MP 46 0
79661186 Sep 7, 2023 GA L2 INTERSTATE HWY 4
79507588 Aug 24, 2023 IN L1 7 OOS
79496026 Aug 22, 2023 IA L2 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84401228 Apr 11, 2025 FL L3 5PVNJ8JV8L4S77262
81006861 Dec 31, 2023 GA L3 5PVNJ8JV8L4S77262
80512342 Dec 30, 2023 KY L1 5PVNJ8JV8L4S77262
80127238 Nov 7, 2023 MN L1 5PVNJ8JV8L4S77262

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