Roadside Inspection 88616280

Roadside inspection on Aug 5, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: CROELL INC (USDOT 203490) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88616280
Date:
Aug 5, 2026
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IA
Carrier (USDOT):
CROELL INC (203490)
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
VB6323 (IA)

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 7.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.14 violations per inspection across 314 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Iowa
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 6,395 Level 2 inspections in Iowa during 2026
vs typical at IA
1
Cleaner 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 543,171 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
37%
89 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
7
15 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
16
26 violations · 4 OOS · 1.63 per inspection
Prior 365 days
89
136 violations · 16 OOS · 1.53 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

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5KKXAF004EPFX5023 IA VB6323 WESTERN STAR 4900 2014

Violations Cited

1 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

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
88799176 Aug 25, 2026 KS L3 DODGE CITY KS 3
88718227 Aug 17, 2026 WY L1 LARAMIE PORT OF ENTRY 1
88702088 Aug 14, 2026 WY L3 FRANNIE POE 4
88680678 Aug 12, 2026 WY L1 GILLETTE POE 1
88636852 Aug 7, 2026 IA L2 1
88634990 Aug 6, 2026 SD L2 0

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