Roadside Inspection 87006161

Roadside inspection on Feb 7, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: SM TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2545479) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
87006161
Date:
Feb 7, 2026
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
SM TRANSPORT INC (2545479)
Operating authority:
MC886077
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PAS1945 (MN)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 3.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a 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 1.29 violations per inspection across 55 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Iowa
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 6,811 Level 2 inspections in Iowa during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 577,701 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
35%
26 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
3
5 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
6 violations · 1 OOS · 0.86 per inspection
Prior 365 days
26
28 violations · 2 OOS · 1.08 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR7LSLR3175 MN PAS1945 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0623GW700831 MN STF7628 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2016

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.11TU Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 3 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
87501479 Apr 6, 2026 NC L2 STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4 8 OOS
87467861 Mar 28, 2026 TX L1 1
87348566 Mar 14, 2026 MN L3 WASECA MN 3 OOS
87261433 Mar 11, 2026 KY L1 EDDYVILLE 2
87096910 Feb 18, 2026 AR L3 WEST MEMPHIS AR 0
87031492 Feb 10, 2026 IL L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84289496 Mar 26, 2025 MN L1 3AKJHHDR7LSLR3175
84117986 Mar 12, 2025 MS L2 3AKJHHDR7LSLR3175
83997834 Feb 27, 2025 IA L3 3AKJHHDR7LSLR3175
80837796 Feb 10, 2024 IA L2 3AKJHHDR7LSLR3175

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