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Roadside Inspection 84208359

Roadside inspection on Mar 21, 2025 in Iowa • Carrier: BETTERS TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 4118142) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84208359
Date:
Mar 21, 2025
State:
Iowa
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD
Operating authority:
MC1574442
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PAW5728 (MN)

What this inspection means

4 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 20.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2025, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs Level 1 median in Iowa
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 5,188 Level 1 inspections in Iowa during 2025

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 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1NPXGGGG00D462730 MN PAW5728 PETERBILT 389 — —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5MADN4021JW042972 MN 7619STS MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Ticket: Cusm
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING 2018 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9H Inoperable head lamps 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9TS Inoperative turn signal 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance —

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86460229 Dec 1, 2025 IA L2 1NPXGGGG00D462730 —
86069711 Oct 15, 2025 IA L2 1NPXGGGG00D462730 —
83226480 Nov 21, 2024 IA L3 5MADN4021JW042972 —
82343939 Aug 8, 2024 NY L3 1NPXGGGG00D462730 —
78375903 Apr 18, 2023 IL L3 1NPXGGGG00D462730 —

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