Roadside Inspection 80494945
Roadside inspection on Dec 26, 2023 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: BELLS TRUCKING (USDOT 2141725) • Vehicle: PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 80494945
- Date:
- Dec 26, 2023
- State:
- Pennsylvania
- Level:
- Level II — Walk-Around
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 1
- Violations:
- 2
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- I79 N- KIRBY WELCOME CENTER- M
- Carrier (USDOT):
- BELLS TRUCKING (2141725)
- Vehicle:
- PETERBILT 379 STRAIGHT TRUCK
- Plate:
- AH50583 (PA)
- VIN:
- 1NP5LBEX57N634621
What this inspection means
The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.
Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 12.
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?
How this compares
National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.
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 393.100(b) (Leaking/spilling/blowing/falling cargo, severity weight 7). (393.100(b))
Units Inspected
1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.
| Seq | Type | VIN | Plate | Make | Model | Year | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 1NP5LBEX57N634621 | PA AH50583 | PETERBILT | 379 | 2007 | — |
Violations Cited
2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.
| Code | Description | Severity Wt | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393.100(b) | Leaking/spilling/blowing/falling cargo | 7 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 395.8(f)(1) | Driver’s record of duty status not current | 5 | Hours of Service | — |
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.
Other inspections of these vehicles
History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.
| Inspection | Date | State | Level | VIN | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86677161 | Dec 30, 2025 | PA | L2 | 1NP5LBEX57N634621 | OOS |
| 83254239 | Nov 25, 2024 | PA | L2 | 1NP5LBEX57N634621 | — |
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How to use this inspection record
- Confirm the inspection ID and date. Verify that the inspection number (80494945) and date (Dec 26, 2023) match what the carrier or broker has provided you. The inspection ID is FMCSA's permanent identifier and will not change.
- Review every cited violation code. Click through each violation code in the table below to read the underlying FMCSR section. The severity weight column tells you which citations carry the most weight in the SMS scoring algorithm.
- Check the OOS flags. An OOS order was issued. The Vehicle OOS / Driver OOS badges at the top of this page tell you which side of the cab triggered it; until the cited defects were corrected, the carrier could not legally continue operating.
- Compare against the carrier's broader inspection history. Open the carrier's full inspection page to see whether this result is typical or an outlier: /usdot/2141725/inspections/
- Cross-reference with SMS BASIC scoring. Open the carrier profile to see how the BASICs cited here aggregate across the carrier's full scoring window: /usdot/2141725/
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Recent activity at I79 N- KIRBY WELCOME CENTER- M
Other carriers inspected here recently.
| Inspection | Date | Carrier | Violations | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83626550 | Jan 14, 2025 | WUNDERLICH TRUCKING INC | 2 | — |
| 81844986 | Jun 7, 2024 | DREWS MOWING SERVICE LLC | 8 | OOS |
| 80760989 | Feb 2, 2024 | RGL INC | 0 | — |
| 79499512 | Aug 23, 2023 | TIMBERLAND CONSTRUCTION INC | 1 | — |
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