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Roadside Inspection 86339366

Roadside inspection on Nov 14, 2025 in Iowa • Carrier: M S EQUIPMENT INC (USDOT 1007713) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
12
OOS Violations
2
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86339366
Date:
Nov 14, 2025
State:
Iowa
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
12
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
M S EQUIPMENT INC (1007713)
Operating authority:
MC450039
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AT559M (NJ)

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 38.

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
12
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.68 violations per inspection across 19 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Iowa
12
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
12
11 more than 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)
38%
8 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
1
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
8
33 violations · 2 OOS · 4.13 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 393.45B2 (Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking, severity weight 4). (393.45B2)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB9X27D686193 NJ AT559M PETERBILT 379 2007 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1E1L5Z284FR052034 NJ TUJ47F EAST MANUFACTURING CORP.
Ticket: Esmc
East Manufacturing Corp 2015 —

Violations Cited

12 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2 Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2 Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47A Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53B CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53B CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.11TU Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.60C Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 1 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
86599163 Dec 16, 2025 TN L2 KNOXVILLE TN 0 —
86437629 Nov 25, 2025 NY L1 SPRING VALLEY NY 8 OOS
86178286 Oct 28, 2025 NJ L1 I-287 NB MP 55 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86437629 Nov 25, 2025 NY L1 1XP5DB9X27D686193 OOS
79073407 Jul 6, 2023 NC L2 1XP5DB9X27D686193 OOS

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