Roadside Inspection 83135002

Roadside inspection on Nov 10, 2024 in Iowa • Carrier: BR EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2952577) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83135002
Date:
Nov 10, 2024
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
BR EXPRESS INC (2952577)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PWK4061 (OH)

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 12.

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 1.03 violations per inspection across 128 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)
50%
101 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
9
15 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
26
25 violations · 5 OOS · 0.96 per inspection
Prior 365 days
101
102 violations · 11 OOS · 1.01 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 396.3A1BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1BOS)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EJ8JN891957 OH PWK4061 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2018

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
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
83586655 Jan 9, 2025 MT L3 BUTTE MT 0
83572346 Jan 7, 2025 OH L2 NEVADA OH 1
83556818 Jan 7, 2025 WY L2 CHEYENNE I-80 POE 0
83530601 Jan 2, 2025 IN L3 ROLLING PRAIRIE IN 1
83507777 Dec 30, 2024 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 3
83498737 Dec 29, 2024 IA L2 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87607416 Apr 17, 2026 MT L3 4V4NC9EJ8JN891957
84113516 Mar 9, 2025 MT L1 4V4NC9EJ8JN891957
83337558 Dec 5, 2024 MT L3 4V4NC9EJ8JN891957
81754426 May 30, 2024 MT L2 4V4NC9EJ8JN891957 OOS
79028093 Jun 26, 2023 WI L3 4V4NC9EJ8JN891957
78964742 Jun 22, 2023 NY L3 4V4NC9EJ8JN891957
78648879 May 16, 2023 WI L1 4V4NC9EJ8JN891957

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