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Roadside Inspection 80081935

Roadside inspection on Oct 31, 2023 in Iowa • Carrier: TRANS SERVICES INC (USDOT 527894) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
3
75% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80081935
Date:
Oct 31, 2023
State:
Iowa
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
I 35 NB MM 32
Carrier (USDOT):
TRANS SERVICES INC (527894)
Operating authority:
MC264167
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNR TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
48AR7M (MO)

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 25.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2023, 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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.55 violations per inspection across 33 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Iowa
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 7,405 Level 2 inspections in Iowa during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
67%
30 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
4
7 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
10 violations · 3 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
30
19 violations · 5 OOS · 0.63 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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4WC9EJ2MN600460 MO 48AR7M VOLVO TRUCK VNR 2021 —
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS 1AJC23275V1004282 ME 3816119 HERCULES AJAX
Ticket: Cusm
— 2027 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.24(c)(2)(iii) Driver failed to manually add shipping document number 1 Hours of Service —

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
80515032 Dec 29, 2023 KS L2 — 0 —
80514854 Dec 28, 2023 KS L2 — 3 OOS
80391322 Dec 12, 2023 KS L2 — 0 —
80239714 Nov 24, 2023 KS L2 HIGHWAY 0 —
80226106 Nov 21, 2023 KS L2 — 1 —
80177610 Nov 15, 2023 MO L1 MAYVIEW MO 5 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89265812 Oct 9, 2026 MO L1 4V4WC9EJ2MN600460 —
86689856 Dec 30, 2025 OK L3 4V4WC9EJ2MN600460 —
86029179 Oct 10, 2025 MO L3 4V4WC9EJ2MN600460 OOS
84218578 Mar 24, 2025 KS L2 4V4WC9EJ2MN600460 —
83869212 Feb 14, 2025 MO L1 4V4WC9EJ2MN600460 OOS
83326224 Dec 6, 2024 MO L2 4V4WC9EJ2MN600460 —
82440981 Aug 15, 2024 MO L2 4V4WC9EJ2MN600460 OOS
81338543 Apr 12, 2024 KS L2 4V4WC9EJ2MN600460 —

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