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Roadside Inspection 88780877

Roadside inspection on Aug 24, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: MURPHY CONSTRUCTION CO INC (USDOT 493025) • Vehicle: CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88780877
Date:
Aug 24, 2026
State:
Iowa
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IA
Vehicle:
CHEVROLET Silverado HD STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
PNM321 (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 8.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 2.00 violations per inspection across 17 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Iowa
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 3,090 Level 1 inspections in Iowa during 2026
vs typical at IA
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 45 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 455,442 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
0%
5 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
5 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
7 violations · 1 OOS · 2.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5
13 violations · 2 OOS · 2.60 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 393.110B1-C (Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo 5 feet or less and 1,100 lbs. or less., severity weight 3). (393.110B1-C)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2GC4KLEY7S1163375 IA PNM321 CHEVROLET Silverado HD 2025 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5B3GF25205C000423 IA GP4517 Prostock — — —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.104F3-C Cargo - Loose or unfastened tiedown 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.110B1-C Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo 5 feet or less and 1,100 lbs. or less. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 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
89121597 Sep 28, 2026 SD L1 JEFFERSON SD 1 OOS
88548551 Jul 29, 2026 NE L2 — 5 OOS
88497995 Jul 23, 2026 SD L1 — 1 —

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Recent activity at IA

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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89123539 Sep 28, 2026 LPJ INCORPORATE 0 —