Roadside Inspection 88500093

Roadside inspection on Jul 23, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: TRANSLINK LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 2583400) • Vehicle: RAM TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88500093
Date:
Jul 23, 2026
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IA
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Dodd Mfg.
Plate:
199783H (IL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 11.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.86 violations per inspection across 66 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Iowa
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 2,461 Level 1 inspections in Iowa during 2026
vs typical at IA
2
On par with station median (2)
Median of 36 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 403,278 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
48%
31 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
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
7 violations · 1 OOS · 0.88 per inspection
Prior 365 days
31
20 violations · 2 OOS · 0.65 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 393.75A3-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 TRUCK TRACTOR 3C63RRGL0NG235032 IL 199783H RAM
Ticket: Dodd Mfg.
3500 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5VGFW5039NL011277 IL 982197ST KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC 2022

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11A1-LRR Lighting - Reflex reflector(s) missing or improper. 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
88796334 Aug 24, 2026 OH L1 SARDINIA OH 0
88762071 Aug 20, 2026 UT L3 0
88608888 Aug 3, 2026 TN L1 1 OOS
88513544 Jul 23, 2026 TN L1 1 OOS
88504618 Jul 22, 2026 TN L1 0
88444174 Jul 17, 2026 MO L1 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88608888 Aug 3, 2026 TN L1 5VGFW5039NL011277 OOS
88608888 Aug 3, 2026 TN L1 3C63RRGL0NG235032 OOS
87589803 Apr 15, 2026 TN L1 3C63RRGL0NG235032
87589803 Apr 15, 2026 TN L1 5VGFW5039NL011277
84973582 Jun 15, 2025 AR L1 5VGFW5039NL011277
84744129 May 20, 2025 PA L3 5VGFW5039NL011277 OOS
84652322 May 13, 2025 AR L1 5VGFW5039NL011277
84616878 May 6, 2025 TX L2 5VGFW5039NL011277

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