Roadside Inspection 82336416

Roadside inspection on Aug 7, 2024 in Iowa • Carrier: PETERSON CONTRACTORS INC (USDOT 260974) • Vehicle: FORD TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82336416
Date:
Aug 7, 2024
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
I29 SB AND PORT NEIL EXIT
Vehicle:
FORD Taurus TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RM272 (IA)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 3.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a slightly above 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 1.92 violations per inspection across 49 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Iowa
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 20,045 Level 3 inspections in Iowa during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
18%
38 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
1
5 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
19 violations · 2 OOS · 1.90 per inspection
Prior 365 days
38
71 violations · 6 OOS · 1.87 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FAFP58S7YG259070 IA RM272 FORD Taurus 2000
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TKD04020KW031090 IA GG2108 TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES 2019

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) 3 Unsafe Driving

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
82848029 Oct 4, 2024 IA L3 1
82766858 Sep 25, 2024 IA L3 3
82746744 Sep 23, 2024 IA L3 1
82733815 Sep 19, 2024 IA L3 1
82733729 Sep 19, 2024 IA L3 HWY 20 EB 0
82733714 Sep 19, 2024 IA L3 1

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