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Roadside Inspection 83487730

Roadside inspection on Dec 24, 2024 in Iowa • Carrier: ALEX HEIMES HAULING LLC (USDOT 2442262) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83487730
Date:
Dec 24, 2024
State:
Iowa
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
I-80EB MM236
Operating authority:
MC842585
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T8 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
217498 (NE)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 33.

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
5
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
5
5 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 395.8A-NON-ELD (No record of duty status when one is required (ELD Not Required), severity weight 5). (395.8A-NON-ELD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKDDR9X9TJ714397 NE 217498 KENWORTH T8 Series 2026 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 13NE53303E3560696 NE 290500 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 2014 —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLS4 State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit. 10 Unsafe Driving —
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving —
392.2FC Following too close 5 Unsafe Driving —
392.2LC Improper lane change 5 Unsafe Driving —
395.8A-NON-ELD No record of duty status when one is required (ELD Not Required) 5 Hours of Service 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
83725854 Jan 24, 2025 SD L3 WEBSTER SD 0 —
83227134 Nov 22, 2024 NE L2 — 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81329582 Apr 10, 2024 IA L3 1XKDDR9X9TJ714397 —

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