Roadside Inspection 81267790

Roadside inspection on Apr 3, 2024 in Iowa • Carrier: APEX HAULING SERVICES LLC (USDOT 4072585) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81267790
Date:
Apr 3, 2024
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
16 - I380 SB MM 53 BRANDON
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AW259J (NJ)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 9.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2024, 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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.79 violations per inspection across 24 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Iowa
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 12,170 Level 2 inspections in Iowa during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
25%
24 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
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
27 violations · 3 OOS · 2.70 per inspection
Prior 365 days
24
43 violations · 6 OOS · 1.79 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 1XPBD49X8LD666071 NJ AW259J PETERBILT 579 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS24887M164354 NJ TUH47Y UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2007

Violations Cited

4 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
395.30(b)(1) Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD 1 Hours of Service
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status 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.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
81694197 May 22, 2024 NY L2 8 OOS
81538563 May 1, 2024 WI L3 LONE ROCK WI 2
81448056 Apr 24, 2024 PA L3 0
81430459 Apr 23, 2024 MD L3 CECILTON SCALE HOUSE 0
81316073 Apr 9, 2024 DE L1 MIDDLETOWN DE 1
81261088 Apr 4, 2024 CT L3 1

Related records