Roadside Inspection 82326665

Roadside inspection on Aug 6, 2024 in Iowa • Carrier: DUKE AERIAL INC (USDOT 998899) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82326665
Date:
Aug 6, 2024
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
DUKE AERIAL INC (998899)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER SD122 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
FR8229 (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 8.

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
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.64 violations per inspection across 53 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Iowa
1
Cleaner 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
1
Same as 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)
18%
40 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
3
7 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
11
16 violations · 2 OOS · 1.45 per inspection
Prior 365 days
40
71 violations · 9 OOS · 1.77 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 3AKJGNDR8NDNK6762 IA FR8229 FREIGHTLINER SD122 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1DAHFC729PC023599 IA IT0766 DAKOTA MANUFACTURING CO. / TRAIL-EZE Hydraulic Trail 2023

Violations Cited

1 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

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
82816056 Oct 2, 2024 OK L3 1
82804985 Oct 1, 2024 OK L3 1
82820125 Sep 26, 2024 MN L1 WORTHINGTON MN 2
82774603 Sep 25, 2024 MO L2 EAGLEVILLE MO 2
82730671 Sep 19, 2024 SD L3 SIOUX FALLS SD 0
82676435 Sep 10, 2024 MN L1 CLOQUET MN 4

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88215250 Jun 22, 2026 MO L1 1DAHFC729PC023599
88215250 Jun 22, 2026 MO L1 3AKJGNDR8NDNK6762
87453343 Mar 27, 2026 IA L2 1DAHFC729PC023599
87453343 Mar 27, 2026 IA L2 3AKJGNDR8NDNK6762
86219260 Nov 2, 2025 MO L3 1DAHFC729PC023599
86219260 Nov 2, 2025 MO L3 3AKJGNDR8NDNK6762

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