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Roadside Inspection 85304643

Roadside inspection on Jul 24, 2025 in US • Carrier: WEL COMPANIES INC (USDOT 166046) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85304643
Date:
Jul 24, 2025
State:
US
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LOWELL IN
Carrier (USDOT):
WEL COMPANIES INC (166046)
Operating authority:
MC142305
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
T61417Z (WI)

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 8.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.67 violations per inspection across 631 prior records
vs Level 1 median in US
1
Cleaner than median (3)
Median of 82,802 Level 1 inspections in US during 2025
vs typical at LOWELL IN
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 135 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
56%
316 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
25
17 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
72
43 violations · 5 OOS · 0.60 per inspection
Prior 365 days
316
192 violations · 24 OOS · 0.61 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 1XPBDP9X8RD640306 WI T61417Z PETERBILT 579 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2533N2511908 WI 804403 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2022 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 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
85840348 Sep 19, 2025 IL L3 — 0 —
85810542 Sep 17, 2025 TN L1 MOHAWK TN 2 OOS
85799291 Sep 17, 2025 MO L1 CHARLESTON MO 2 —
85808833 Sep 16, 2025 PA L3 ALLENTOWN PA 0 —
85808497 Sep 16, 2025 OH L1 CAMBRIDGE OH 0 —
85807875 Sep 16, 2025 TN L1 STANTON TN 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88951438 Sep 8, 2026 IL L3 1UYVS2533N2511908 —
82547541 Sep 1, 2024 TN L3 1UYVS2533N2511908 —

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