Roadside Inspection 81616622

Roadside inspection on May 14, 2024 in Iowa • Carrier: LEFEBVRE & SONS INC (USDOT 213483) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
3
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81616622
Date:
May 14, 2024
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
15 - I380 NB MM 51 BRANDON
Carrier (USDOT):
LEFEBVRE & SONS INC (213483)
Operating authority:
MC145841
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PAS0137 (MN)

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 14.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.91 violations per inspection across 103 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Iowa
6
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 5,865 Level 1 inspections in Iowa during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
56%
93 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
7
7 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
38
19 violations · 4 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
93
85 violations · 13 OOS · 0.91 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 393.45(b)(2) (Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking, severity weight 4). (393.45(b)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKZDP9X3MJ468667 MN PAS0137 KENWORTH T880 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTE5330261080624 MN 3252STM TRANSCRAFT
Ticket: Trail-Eze
Transcraft 2006

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.110(b) Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard, bulkhead, or other cargo. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.9(a)(2) Failing to secure vehicle equipment 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.22(g) Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver 1 Hours of Service
395.24(c)(2)(iii) Driver failed to manually add shipping document number 1 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
82493330 Jun 18, 2024 MN L1 MOORHEAD MN 1 OOS
81890998 Jun 13, 2024 IA L1 1
81848545 Jun 6, 2024 ND L1 FARGO ND 1
81724876 May 23, 2024 IA L3 WASHINGTON ST MT PLEASANT 1
81674636 May 20, 2024 KS L3 0
81690863 May 17, 2024 MN L3 GARRISON MN 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87231167 Mar 4, 2026 WI L2 1XKZDP9X3MJ468667
87129989 Feb 23, 2026 IA L3 1XKZDP9X3MJ468667
83601186 Jan 13, 2025 IA L2 1XKZDP9X3MJ468667
81493020 Apr 30, 2024 SD L2 1XKZDP9X3MJ468667 OOS

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