Roadside Inspection 81984036

Roadside inspection on Jun 26, 2024 in Iowa • Carrier: ZIEGLER INC (USDOT 140020) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81984036
Date:
Jun 26, 2024
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
44 - JCT HWY 71/20 EARLY
Carrier (USDOT):
ZIEGLER INC (140020)
Vehicle:
FORD F-550 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
NJE614 (IA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, 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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.69 violations per inspection across 62 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Iowa
4
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
4
3 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)
60%
50 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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
11
5 violations · 1 OOS · 0.45 per inspection
Prior 365 days
50
35 violations · 6 OOS · 0.70 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 393.43(d) (No or defective automatic trailer brake, severity weight 4). (393.43(d))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDUF5GT2KEE06957 IA NJE614 FORD F-550 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1T9UL1422N2385898 IA IR3858 TOMAHAWK TRAILERS INC TOMAHAWK TRAILERS INC 2022

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43(d) No or defective automatic trailer brake 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance

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
82470207 Aug 22, 2024 IA L3 1
82405336 Aug 15, 2024 IA L3 1
82321472 Aug 1, 2024 WI L3 AMERY WI 1
82237033 Jul 23, 2024 MN L1 CLARKS GROVE MN 2
82223103 Jul 20, 2024 MN L1 WORTHINGTON MN 0
82185649 Jul 17, 2024 MN L1 CLOQUET MN 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87712995 Apr 28, 2026 IA L1 1FDUF5GT2KEE06957
82060672 Jul 2, 2024 IA L1 1FDUF5GT2KEE06957

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