Roadside Inspection 84503389

Roadside inspection on Apr 27, 2025 in Iowa • Carrier: SMT TRANS LLC (USDOT 3515574) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
10
OOS Violations
1
10% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84503389
Date:
Apr 27, 2025
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
10
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-80 EB REST AREA
Carrier (USDOT):
SMT TRANS LLC (3515574)
Operating authority:
MC1165099
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
TEMP (PA)

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 37.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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
10
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.52 violations per inspection across 157 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Iowa
10
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 11,994 Level 2 inspections in Iowa during 2025
vs typical at I-80 EB REST AREA
10
Heavier than station median (4)
Median of 33 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
10
9 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
32%
104 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
15
20 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
34
44 violations · 2 OOS · 1.29 per inspection
Prior 365 days
104
152 violations · 9 OOS · 1.46 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 393.75A2 (Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation, severity weight 8). (393.75A2)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR2LSLL9251 PA TEMP FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1DW1A5329SSB96181 ME 5445551 STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers 2025

Violations Cited

10 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving
393.75A2 Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75C Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance
392.7A Driver failing to conduct pre-trip inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.205A Wheel/rim cracked or broken 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1 Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance
395.22G Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver 1 Hours of Service
395.24C2II-ELDTN HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify CMV trailer unmber. 1 Hours of Service
395.24C2III 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
85047151 Jun 26, 2025 MA L2 BLANDFORD 1
85011830 Jun 23, 2025 SC L3 BLACKSBURG SC 1
85008441 Jun 19, 2025 MD L2 PERRYVILLE MD 0
84997833 Jun 18, 2025 TN L2 MOHAWK TN 4 OOS
84972019 Jun 16, 2025 SC L3 MANNING SC 1
84897882 Jun 9, 2025 MD L3 WARWICK MD 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87978742 May 28, 2026 MI L3 1DW1A5329SSB96181
87458410 Mar 31, 2026 DE L3 1DW1A5329SSB96181
87352908 Mar 21, 2026 PA L2 3AKJHHDR2LSLL9251
87254260 Mar 5, 2026 TX L2 3AKJHHDR2LSLL9251
86580727 Dec 16, 2025 KY L1 3AKJHHDR2LSLL9251
84486500 Apr 22, 2025 CO L3 3AKJHHDR2LSLL9251
84414422 Apr 13, 2025 IN L3 1DW1A5329SSB96181
82360066 Aug 9, 2024 IL L3 3AKJHHDR2LSLL9251

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