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Roadside Inspection 82977887

Roadside inspection on Oct 21, 2024 in Iowa • Carrier: HJ & DC TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3633874) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82977887
Date:
Oct 21, 2024
State:
Iowa
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-35 SB
Operating authority:
MC1245989
Vehicle:
RAM 2500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
TCK2986 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 21.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.45 violations per inspection across 22 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Iowa
6
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 12,170 Level 2 inspections in Iowa during 2024
vs typical at I-35 SB
6
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 110 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
6
5 more than 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)
40%
15 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
3
12 violations · 1 OOS · 4.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
15
39 violations · 3 OOS · 2.60 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 393.43D (No or defective automatic trailer brake, severity weight 4). (393.43D)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C6UR5FL4MG682766 TX TCK2986 RAM 2500 2021 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4P5LS3227M1348195 TX 829903K PJ PJ 2021 —

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.43D No or defective automatic trailer brake 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17C Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.17C Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.60D Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 Vehicle Maintenance —
390.21TC Improper size/location/color of required CMV marking(s). — General/Admin —

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
83011789 Oct 26, 2024 MO L1 OREGON MO 0 —
82731923 Sep 20, 2024 NJ L1 CARNEYS POINT SCALE 0 —
82639201 Sep 10, 2024 TN L1 GORDONSVILLE TN 0 —
82515884 Aug 22, 2024 AZ L1 CASA GRANDE AZ 12 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88285740 Jun 30, 2026 CA L3 4P5LS3227M1348195 OOS
83011789 Oct 26, 2024 MO L1 4P5LS3227M1348195 —
83011789 Oct 26, 2024 MO L1 3C6UR5FL4MG682766 —
82052256 Jul 2, 2024 FL L1 4P5LS3227M1348195 —
81979185 Jun 21, 2024 TN L1 3C6UR5FL4MG682766 —
81148029 Mar 4, 2024 TN L1 3C6UR5FL4MG682766 —
81148029 Mar 4, 2024 TN L1 4P5LS3227M1348195 —
79681739 Sep 17, 2023 AR L1 4P5LS3227M1348195 —

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