Roadside Inspection 88592943

Roadside inspection on Aug 3, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: N&L TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3044252) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

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 #:
88592943
Date:
Aug 3, 2026
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IA
Carrier (USDOT):
N&L TRANSPORT LLC (3044252)
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
K177287 (TX)

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 9.

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 1.25 violations per inspection across 190 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 35 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%
44 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
3 violations · 1 OOS · 0.60 per inspection
Prior 365 days
44
41 violations · 10 OOS · 0.93 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (3 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.25 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 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FT8W3DT3MED78412 TX K177287 FORD F-350 2021
2 FULL TRAILER 16VGX3525H6085954 TX Y45861 BIG TEX Big Tex 2017

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
393.60C Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 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
88795927 Aug 24, 2026 CO L1 LAMAR CO 0
88795387 Aug 24, 2026 FL L3 MONTICELLO FL 1
88688003 Aug 12, 2026 LA L1 1 OOS
88682377 Aug 10, 2026 TX L3 1
88562803 Jul 30, 2026 WY L1 CHEYENNE I-80 POE 0
88299954 Jul 1, 2026 IA L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85315456 Jul 23, 2025 TN L1 16VGX3525H6085954
85315456 Jul 23, 2025 TN L1 1FT8W3DT3MED78412
84041736 Mar 3, 2025 TX L2 16VGX3525H6085954
84041736 Mar 3, 2025 TX L2 1FT8W3DT3MED78412
82432389 Aug 20, 2024 SD L2 16VGX3525H6085954 OOS
82432389 Aug 20, 2024 SD L2 1FT8W3DT3MED78412 OOS
82296035 Aug 2, 2024 AR L1 16VGX3525H6085954
82296035 Aug 2, 2024 AR L1 1FT8W3DT3MED78412

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