Roadside Inspection 85458339

Roadside inspection on Aug 9, 2025 in Illinois • Carrier: MONSON & SONS INC (USDOT 1281660) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85458339
Date:
Aug 9, 2025
State:
Illinois
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-72
Carrier (USDOT):
MONSON & SONS INC (1281660)
Operating authority:
MC447750
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
DA1610 (IA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 5.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.90 violations per inspection across 190 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Illinois
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 11,520 Level 2 inspections in Illinois during 2025
vs typical at I-72
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,258 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
44%
94 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
11
6 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
22
20 violations · 3 OOS · 0.91 per inspection
Prior 365 days
94
84 violations · 10 OOS · 0.89 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 396.3A1BL (Brake system pressure loss, severity weight 4). (396.3A1BL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1NPXGGGG50D628188 IA DA1610 PETERBILT 389
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR1A0627MW302016 IA FH4445 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2021

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3A1BL Brake system pressure loss 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.26B Motor carrier failed to ensure that the ELD automatically recorded the required data elements. 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
85891432 Sep 25, 2025 KS L2 TOWANDA SERVICE AREA 0
85880413 Sep 24, 2025 IA L3 0
85867355 Sep 23, 2025 IA L2 1 OOS
85801913 Sep 14, 2025 IA L3 2
85748603 Sep 10, 2025 KS L2 0
85745681 Sep 10, 2025 MO L2 EAGLEVILLE MO 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88720455 Aug 16, 2026 IL L3 1GR1A0627MW302016
87719678 Apr 28, 2026 SD L3 1NPXGGGG50D628188
82627975 Sep 10, 2024 MO L2 1NPXGGGG50D628188 OOS
81697196 May 22, 2024 PA L3 1NPXGGGG50D628188

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