Roadside Inspection 82953431

Roadside inspection on Oct 18, 2024 in Iowa • Carrier: PLUS 1 LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 4157380) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
2
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82953431
Date:
Oct 18, 2024
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
15 - I380 NB MM 51 BRANDON
Operating authority:
MC1351924
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
231076 (KS)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 24.

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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.50 violations per inspection across 20 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Iowa
8
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
8
7 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)
11%
19 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
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
13
51 violations · 11 OOS · 3.92 per inspection
Prior 365 days
19
65 violations · 13 OOS · 3.42 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 383.23A2 (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23A2)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALACWFC1KDKB9236 KS 231076 FREIGHTLINER M2 2019

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23A2 Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
392.2-SLLIFTA State/Local Laws - State tax/International Fuel Tax (IFTA) violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1 Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.60C Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 1 Vehicle Maintenance
395.24C2III Driver failed to manually add shipping document number 1 Hours of Service
395.30B1 Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD 1 Hours of Service
396.3A1BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
83454622 Dec 17, 2024 AZ L3 WILLCOX AZ 1 OOS
83392551 Dec 12, 2024 TN L2 I269 NB 1 OOS
83385611 Dec 12, 2024 VA L3 ELKTON VA 1 OOS
83339737 Dec 5, 2024 AZ L2 SELIGMAN AZ 14 OOS
83325133 Dec 4, 2024 TN L1 STANTON TN 3 OOS
83273257 Nov 26, 2024 IL L3 I-55NB 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87059758 Feb 15, 2026 MO L3 3ALACWFC1KDKB9236 OOS
83990361 Feb 26, 2025 CO L2 3ALACWFC1KDKB9236

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