Roadside Inspection 82060624

Roadside inspection on Jul 6, 2024 in Iowa • Carrier: KUHNLE BROTHERS INC (USDOT 120682) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

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 #:
82060624
Date:
Jul 6, 2024
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
28 - I80 WB MM 44 AVOCA
Carrier (USDOT):
KUHNLE BROTHERS INC (120682)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
S1144HY (TN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hazardous Materials, with a combined severity weight of 22.

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 0.90 violations per inspection across 150 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)
44%
118 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
12
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
31
17 violations · 2 OOS · 0.55 per inspection
Prior 365 days
118
106 violations · 10 OOS · 0.90 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 393.207(c) (Leaf spring assembly defective/missing, severity weight 7). (393.207(c))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGLDVXFLGC0358 TN S1144HY FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1HLF1D7BXJ9E40042 ME 231432H HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL 2018

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
180.415(b) Cargo tank test or inspection markings 7 Hazardous Materials
393.207(c) Leaf spring assembly defective/missing 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 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
82558355 Aug 31, 2024 IL L3 0
82524166 Aug 29, 2024 OH L2 OH 2
82524486 Aug 28, 2024 OH L2 ROAD SIDE 2 OOS
82498974 Aug 27, 2024 MI L1 HARTWICK PINES REST AREA 0
82444473 Aug 20, 2024 MD L1 5 OOS
82423777 Aug 15, 2024 OH L2 PREBLE COUNTY 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88168663 Jun 16, 2026 PA L3 1FUJGLDVXFLGC0358
86810534 Jan 14, 2026 MD L2 1FUJGLDVXFLGC0358
78593835 May 11, 2023 NC L2 1FUJGLDVXFLGC0358

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