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Roadside Inspection 80409797

Roadside inspection on Dec 12, 2023 in Indiana • Carrier: EDWARDS OTR LLC (USDOT 2930796) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80409797
Date:
Dec 12, 2023
State:
Indiana
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LOWELL IN
Carrier (USDOT):
EDWARDS OTR LLC (2930796)
Operating authority:
MC989580
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A98025 (KY)

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 4.

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 Indiana
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,214 Level 2 inspections in Indiana during 2023
vs typical at LOWELL IN
2
On par with station median (2)
Median of 376 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
2
1 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 393.45A-BHTBS (Air Brake - Hose/tubing with a bulge/swelling when air pressure is applied., severity weight 4). (393.45A-BHTBS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB9X35D839614 KY A98025 PETERBILT 379 2005 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5JYFC4821HED02852 KY 67093T PITTS TRAILERS
Ticket: Dorsey Tra
— 2017 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45A-BHTBS Air Brake - Hose/tubing with a bulge/swelling when air pressure is applied. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
80060533 Nov 1, 2023 MS L3 DE SOTO COUNTY 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83892578 Feb 18, 2025 KY L1 1XP5DB9X35D839614 OOS
79468585 Aug 19, 2023 FL L3 5JYFC4821HED02852 —

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