Roadside Inspection 80312505

Roadside inspection on Dec 3, 2023 in Iowa • Carrier: GEOTRANSPORTERS LLC (USDOT 3658117) • Vehicle: FORD TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80312505
Date:
Dec 3, 2023
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NB I35 NORTHWOOD
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
35882PF (NY)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 5.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.00 violations per inspection across 29 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Iowa
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 12,796 Level 3 inspections in Iowa during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,721 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
45%
29 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
5
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
14
11 violations · 1 OOS · 0.79 per inspection
Prior 365 days
29
29 violations · 6 OOS · 1.00 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 395.8(a)(1) (Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service, severity weight 5). (395.8(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FT8W3DT2PEC95672 NY 35882PF FORD F-350 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1T9LS4810PB540128 ME 524311 TAKE 3 TRAILERS INC
Ticket: Hmde
Take 3 Trailers Inc 2023

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service 5 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
80755647 Jan 31, 2024 IL L3 I-57 0
80307947 Nov 30, 2023 MO L1 URICH MO 0
80266679 Nov 28, 2023 TN L1 ROADSIDE 0
80230904 Nov 25, 2023 AL L1 ROADSIDE 0
80198411 Nov 16, 2023 AR L1 3 OOS
80156407 Nov 10, 2023 NJ L1 GREENWICH EB SCALES 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88133862 Jun 11, 2026 TN L1 1FT8W3DT2PEC95672 OOS
87830416 May 12, 2026 GA L3 1FT8W3DT2PEC95672
86524659 Dec 3, 2025 NY L3 1FT8W3DT2PEC95672 OOS
85617927 Aug 27, 2025 VA L1 1T9LS4810PB540128 OOS
85617927 Aug 27, 2025 VA L1 1FT8W3DT2PEC95672 OOS
85554964 Aug 21, 2025 MS L1 1FT8W3DT2PEC95672
85554964 Aug 21, 2025 MS L1 1T9LS4810PB540128
85281337 Jul 21, 2025 IN L1 1FT8W3DT2PEC95672

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