Roadside Inspection 87283702

Roadside inspection on Mar 12, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: MURPHY'S TRUCKING INC (USDOT 980685) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

Inspection Level

Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 87283702
Date:: Mar 12, 2026
State:: Iowa
Level:: Level III — Driver Only
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 2
Violations:: 1
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: I80 EB @ 292 MM
Carrier (USDOT):: MURPHY'S TRUCKING INC (980685)
Vehicle:: PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:: LR3198 (IA)
VIN:: 1XPBDP9X6SD729104

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 1.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, 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 this carrier's typical

Cleaner than carrier average

Carrier averages 2.40 violations per inspection across 25 prior records

vs Level 3 median in Iowa

On par with median (1)

Median of 10,647 Level 3 inspections in Iowa during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median

1 more than the median (0)

Compared to 556,055 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026

OOS at this inspection

Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%

Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026

Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)

13%

15 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

6 violations · 1 OOS

Prior 90 days

12 violations · 2 OOS · 2.00 per inspection

Prior 365 days

49 violations · 4 OOS · 3.27 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq	Type	VIN	Plate	Make	Model	Year	OOS
1	TRUCK TRACTOR	1XPBDP9X6SD729104	IA LR3198	PETERBILT	579	2025	—
2	SEMI-TRAILER	5MADA4026SH081767	IA LR1590	MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING	MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING	2025	—

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code	Description	Severity Wt	BASIC	OOS
392.9A3	Drivers view and/or movement is obstructed	1	Vehicle Maintenance	—

Violation categories (BASICs)

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

Vehicle Maintenance

1 violation

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS
87268866	Mar 5, 2026	IN	L3	PORTAGE IN	2	OOS
87139189	Feb 24, 2026	IA	L3	—	4	—
86937828	Jan 30, 2026	IA	L3	—	1	—
86923149	Jan 29, 2026	IA	L2	—	0	—
86883748	Jan 16, 2026	IL	L3	—	1	—