Roadside Inspection 80006822

Roadside inspection on Oct 20, 2023 in Iowa • Carrier: ERCA LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 3503555) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
3
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80006822
Date:
Oct 20, 2023
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA
Carrier (USDOT):
ERCA LOGISTICS LLC (3503555)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
FT8842 (IA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 28.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.21 violations per inspection across 14 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Iowa
6
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
6
5 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)
29%
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
4
6 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
12
28 violations · 4 OOS · 2.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
14
31 violations · 4 OOS · 2.21 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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLD50GSGR1644 IA FT8842 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532W64L876285 IA FV5737 WABASH Wabash National Corporation 2004

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 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
80438475 Dec 14, 2023 OK L2 9 OOS
80400879 Dec 13, 2023 NJ L2 GREENWICH SCALES EASTBOUND 1
80379388 Dec 12, 2023 TN L3 0
80364843 Dec 10, 2023 MO L2 BOONVILLE MO 1
80575633 Dec 4, 2023 NJ L3 ROADSIDE 0
80238626 Nov 24, 2023 TN L3 INTERSTATE 81 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88697057 Aug 12, 2026 AZ L2 3AKJGLD50GSGR1644 OOS
88343114 Jul 7, 2026 MO L1 3AKJGLD50GSGR1644
85397498 Aug 2, 2025 MS L3 3AKJGLD50GSGR1644
84611619 May 7, 2025 MO L2 3AKJGLD50GSGR1644
84196265 Mar 18, 2025 IN L1 3AKJGLD50GSGR1644 OOS
83363823 Dec 11, 2024 KY L1 3AKJGLD50GSGR1644 OOS

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