Roadside Inspection 83298652

Roadside inspection on Dec 2, 2024 in Iowa • Carrier: PETERSON CONTRACTORS INC (USDOT 260974) • Vehicle: MACK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83298652
Date:
Dec 2, 2024
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
HWY 7 & 70TH AVE SB
Vehicle:
MACK Granite TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
KK6374 (IA)

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 24.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.18 violations per inspection across 74 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Iowa
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 12,170 Level 2 inspections in Iowa during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 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)
16%
50 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
5
20 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
17
47 violations · 2 OOS · 2.76 per inspection
Prior 365 days
50
111 violations · 5 OOS · 2.22 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1M1GR4GY0RM042083 IA KK6374 MACK Granite 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TKD04025KW108827 IA GG2041 TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES
Ticket: Trlk
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES 2019

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEWG2 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 2501-5000 lbs over on allowable gross weight. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75A4 Tire-cut exposing ply and/or belt material 8 Vehicle Maintenance

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
83740051 Jan 29, 2025 IA L3 1
83739998 Jan 29, 2025 IA L3 2
83682944 Jan 22, 2025 NE L2 WAVERLY WEST BOUND 2 OOS
83614404 Jan 15, 2025 NE L3 0
83538188 Jan 6, 2025 NE L3 1
83466345 Dec 12, 2024 IA L3 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84294782 Mar 28, 2025 IA L3 1M1GR4GY0RM042083
82940051 Oct 16, 2024 IA L3 1M1GR4GY0RM042083
82940051 Oct 16, 2024 IA L3 1TKD04025KW108827

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