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Roadside Inspection 88583475

Roadside inspection on Aug 1, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: MELTON TRUCK LINES INC (USDOT 34666) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88583475
Date:
Aug 1, 2026
State:
Iowa
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IA
Operating authority:
MC100666
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3KR717 (OK)

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 17.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.60 violations per inspection across 4,623 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Iowa
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 7,131 Level 2 inspections in Iowa during 2026
vs typical at IA
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 35 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 613,336 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
61%
1218 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
62
30 violations · 9 OOS
Prior 90 days
243
158 violations · 35 OOS · 0.65 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1218
760 violations · 151 OOS · 0.62 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 393.100B-C (Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV., severity weight 7). (393.100B-C)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR7SSVS6273 OK 3KR717 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2025 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYFS2535R5015906 OK CU3772 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2024 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.100B-C Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.8E-HOSPD HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain: 7 Hours of Service —
393.104F4-C Cargo - No edge protection for tiedowns 3 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
89107248 Sep 26, 2026 NE L3 LEXINGTON NE 0 —
89099618 Sep 25, 2026 OK L3 US69 / SH165 0 —
89101247 Sep 24, 2026 NM L2 NM 0 —
89096095 Sep 23, 2026 TX L2 TX 0 —
89075034 Sep 23, 2026 IA L3 IA 0 —
89088322 Sep 22, 2026 GA L3 FORSYTH GA 0 —

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