Roadside Inspection 88679482

Roadside inspection on Aug 12, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: TRADESMAN CARRIERS LLC (USDOT 4074105) • 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 #:
88679482
Date:
Aug 12, 2026
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IA
Vehicle:
RAM 5500 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
FY8653 (IA)

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 7.

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 Level 1 median in Iowa
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 2,512 Level 1 inspections in Iowa during 2026
vs typical at IA
2
On par with station median (2)
Median of 34 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 407,924 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
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 393.43DBMA (Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle., severity weight 4). (393.43DBMA)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3C7WRNFL0TG324728 IA FY8653 RAM 5500 2026
2 SEMI-TRAILER 46UFU4320M1244693 ME 5628187 ROADCLIPPER ENTERPRISES, INC.
Ticket: Custom Ass
Roadclipper Enterprises, Inc. 2021

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43DBMA Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11A1-CSURR Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 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
88824816 Aug 27, 2026 MA L3 H-WESTFIELD 0
88782856 Aug 24, 2026 ME L3 YORK - SCALES 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88824816 Aug 27, 2026 MA L3 46UFU4320M1244693
88824816 Aug 27, 2026 MA L3 3C7WRNFL0TG324728
88782856 Aug 24, 2026 ME L3 3C7WRNFL0TG324728
88782856 Aug 24, 2026 ME L3 46UFU4320M1244693
83154522 Nov 13, 2024 ME L3 46UFU4320M1244693
81293546 Apr 6, 2024 NJ L1 46UFU4320M1244693 OOS
81293542 Apr 6, 2024 NJ L1 46UFU4320M1244693
81262282 Mar 18, 2024 DE L1 46UFU4320M1244693

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