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Roadside Inspection 83146977

Roadside inspection on Nov 12, 2024 in Iowa • Carrier: MG FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 4223358) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
3
43% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83146977
Date:
Nov 12, 2024
State:
Iowa
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
HWY 13 SB/TRAVIS RD
Carrier (USDOT):
MG FREIGHT LLC (4223358)
Operating authority:
MC1632788
Vehicle:
FORD F-250 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
5069AW (FL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 31.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 Level 3 median in Iowa
7
Heavier than 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
7
7 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024
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 395.3A2-PROP (Driving beyond 14 hour duty period (Property carrying vehicle), severity weight 7). (395.3A2-PROP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FT7W2BTXJEB25902 FL 5069AW FORD F-250 2018 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4P53F492XN1374159 FL 19EKAV PJ PJ 2022 —

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.3A2-PROP Driving beyond 14 hour duty period (Property carrying vehicle) 7 Hours of Service OOS
395.3A3-PROP Driving beyond 11 hour driving limit. (Property Carrying Vehicle) 7 Hours of Service OOS
395.8E False report of drivers record of duty status 7 Hours of Service —
395.8E False report of drivers record of duty status 7 Hours of Service OOS
395.22H4 Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids 1 Hours of Service —
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 —

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
83192092 Nov 19, 2024 MO L3 KEWANEE MO 7 OOS
82826467 Oct 2, 2024 KS L1 — 18 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89088346 Sep 23, 2026 FL L3 4P53F492XN1374159 OOS
87292772 Mar 12, 2026 GA L1 4P53F492XN1374159 —
85247726 Jul 15, 2025 CA L2 4P53F492XN1374159 OOS
85247726 Jul 15, 2025 CA L2 1FT7W2BTXJEB25902 OOS
82826467 Oct 2, 2024 KS L1 4P53F492XN1374159 —
82826467 Oct 2, 2024 KS L1 1FT7W2BTXJEB25902 —
81586078 May 11, 2024 MO L1 1FT7W2BTXJEB25902 —
81586078 May 11, 2024 MO L1 4P53F492XN1374159 —

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