Roadside Inspection 87251821
Roadside inspection on Mar 6, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: LION KING EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2980750) • Vehicle: RAM TRUCK TRACTOR
Vehicle: OK
Driver OOS
CVSA L2
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 87251821
- Date:
- Mar 6, 2026
- State:
- Iowa
- Level:
- Level II — Walk-Around
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 2
- Violations:
- 21
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- 15 - I380 NB MM 51 BRANDON
- Carrier (USDOT):
- LION KING EXPRESS LLC (2980750)
- Operating authority:
- MC014095
- Vehicle:
- RAM 3500 TRUCK TRACTOR
- Plate:
- PNK7122 (OH)
- VIN:
- 3C7WRSCLXRG138402
What this inspection means
The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.
Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 96.
Compared to the median Level 2 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
21
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.37 violations per inspection across 19 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Iowa
21
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 7,290 Level 2 inspections in Iowa during 2026
How this compares
National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.
Violations vs Level 2 median
21
20 more than the median (1)
Compared to 632,296 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
27%
15 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
2
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
15
58 violations · 5 OOS · 3.87 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 383.23A2 (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23A2)
Units Inspected
2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.
| Seq | Type | VIN | Plate | Make | Model | Year | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUCK TRACTOR | 3C7WRSCLXRG138402 | OH PNK7122 | RAM | 3500 | 2024 | — |
| 2 | SEMI-TRAILER | 5VGFW5037NL004229 | ME 5521310 | KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC | — | 2022 | — |
Violations Cited
21 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.
| Code | Description | Severity Wt | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 383.23A2 | Operating a CMV without a CDL | 8 | Driver Fitness | OOS |
| 392.2RG | State vehicle registration or License Plate violation | 8 | Unsafe Driving | — |
| 395.3A2-PROP | Driving beyond 14 hour duty period (Property carrying vehicle) | 7 | Hours of Service | OOS |
| 395.3A3-PROP | Driving beyond 11 hour driving limit. (Property Carrying Vehicle) | 7 | Hours of Service | OOS |
| 395.8E | False report of drivers record of duty status | 7 | Hours of Service | — |
| 395.8E | False report of drivers record of duty status | 7 | Hours of Service | — |
| 395.8E | False report of drivers record of duty status | 7 | Hours of Service | OOS |
| 395.8E | False report of drivers record of duty status | 7 | Hours of Service | — |
| 395.8E | False report of drivers record of duty status | 7 | Hours of Service | — |
| 395.8E | False report of drivers record of duty status | 7 | Hours of Service | — |
| 395.8E | False report of drivers record of duty status | 7 | Hours of Service | — |
| 393.11S | Side retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflector requirements for vehicles manufactured after December 1993 | 3 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.11TL | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 | 3 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.11TU | Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 | 3 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9 | Inoperable Required Lamp | 2 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.95A | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | 2 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 395.24C1I | Driver failed to make annotations when applicable | 1 | Hours of Service | — |
| 395.24C2III | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | 1 | Hours of Service | — |
| 395.24C2III | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | 1 | Hours of Service | — |
| 395.24C2III | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | 1 | Hours of Service | — |
| 390.21TB | Carrier name and/or USDOT Number not displayed as required | — | General/Admin | — |
Violation categories (BASICs)
Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.
Hours of Service
13
violations
3 OOS
Vehicle Maintenance
5
violations
Driver Fitness
1
violation
1 OOS
General/Admin
1
violation
Unsafe Driving
1
violation
Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)
Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.
| Inspection | Date | State | Level | Location | Violations | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87748275 | May 2, 2026 | SD | L1 | CHAMBERLAIN SD | 2 | — |
| 87739030 | Apr 30, 2026 | NC | L3 | HALIFAX WEIGH STATION, I-95, S | 0 | — |
| 87684645 | Apr 25, 2026 | FL | L2 | JASPER FL | 1 | OOS |
| 87622163 | Apr 20, 2026 | KY | L1 | FRANKLIN | 2 | — |
| 87588691 | Apr 14, 2026 | CO | L2 | LOMA CO | 7 | — |
| 87490820 | Apr 2, 2026 | KS | L1 | NEWTON KS | 14 | OOS |
Other inspections of these vehicles
History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.
| Inspection | Date | State | Level | VIN | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89150094 | Sep 30, 2026 | MO | L2 | 5VGFW5037NL004229 | — |
| 88960814 | Sep 10, 2026 | AR | L1 | 5VGFW5037NL004229 | — |
| 88947534 | Sep 9, 2026 | OK | L1 | 5VGFW5037NL004229 | — |
| 88235999 | Jun 23, 2026 | TN | L1 | 5VGFW5037NL004229 | — |
| 86421297 | Nov 26, 2025 | MS | L1 | 5VGFW5037NL004229 | — |
| 86421297 | Nov 26, 2025 | MS | L1 | 3C7WRSCLXRG138402 | — |
| 86223544 | Nov 2, 2025 | PA | L2 | 5VGFW5037NL004229 | — |
| 86223544 | Nov 2, 2025 | PA | L2 | 3C7WRSCLXRG138402 | — |
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Related records
Carrier
LION KING EXPRESS LLC
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Safety
Carrier crash history
Reportable crashes filed under this USDOT.
Insurance
Insurance-lapse watch · HIGH
BMC-91 filing instability signal for this carrier.
HIGH
Authority
MC014095
Operating authority / MC docket detail.
Station
15 - I380 NB MM 51 BRANDON
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State
Inspections in Iowa
Statewide inspection records.
Level
Level II — Walk-Around
All inspections at this CVSA level.
Vehicle
VIN 3C7WRSCLXRG138402
All inspections and records for this VIN.
Plate
PNK7122 (OH)
All inspections tied to this plate.
Reference
FMCSR Violations
Violation-code reference library.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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