Roadside Inspection 85373266

Roadside inspection on Jul 30, 2025 in Iowa • Carrier: FALCON TRANS XPRESS LLC (USDOT 4325526) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
3
38% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85373266
Date:
Jul 30, 2025
State:
Iowa
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HWY 61
Operating authority:
MC1721746
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
AZ40LK (FL)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 38.

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 Level 2 median in Iowa
8
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 11,994 Level 2 inspections in Iowa during 2025
vs typical at HWY 61
8
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 55 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
8
7 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
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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRML8RG299944 FL AZ40LK RAM 3500 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7WL3A4439ST000614 FL FERJ25 TRAIL MAXX Trail Maxx 2025 —

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2IRP IRP Apportioned Tag or Registration Violation 8 Unsafe Driving —
392.2-SLLIFTA State/Local Laws - State tax/International Fuel Tax (IFTA) violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.8A-NON-ELD No record of duty status when one is required (ELD Not Required) 5 Hours of Service OOS
393.43D No or defective automatic trailer brake 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.8 Failing to inspect/use emergency equipment 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.95A No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.60D Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 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
85441080 Aug 7, 2025 NC L1 US 421 2 OOS
85239417 Jul 15, 2025 TN L1 MONTEAGLE TN 8 OOS
85009665 Jun 19, 2025 VA L3 ALEXANDRIA VA 3 OOS
84998515 Jun 19, 2025 MD L3 ABERDEEN MD 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85441080 Aug 7, 2025 NC L1 3C63RRML8RG299944 OOS
85441080 Aug 7, 2025 NC L1 7WL3A4439ST000614 OOS
85239417 Jul 15, 2025 TN L1 3C63RRML8RG299944 OOS
85239417 Jul 15, 2025 TN L1 7WL3A4439ST000614 OOS

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