Roadside Inspection 88821010

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: EVEREST EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3079211) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88821010
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BETTENDORF IA
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
50KT4Z (MO)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

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

Compared to the median Level 3 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 0.96 violations per inspection across 1,082 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Iowa
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,730 Level 3 inspections in Iowa during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 561,586 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
53%
301 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
28
30 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
74
70 violations · 11 OOS · 0.95 per inspection
Prior 365 days
301
268 violations · 42 OOS · 0.89 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 391.11B4-CLHA (Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driver's medical certificate, severity weight 2). (391.11B4-CLHA)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR5MSML7580 MO 50KT4Z FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K5NS282162 TN 160643T HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS
Ticket: Hyster Cor
Hyundai Translead Trailers 2022

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.11B4-CLHA Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driver's medical certificate 2 Driver Fitness OOS
392.9A3 Drivers view and/or movement is obstructed 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
88818055 Aug 25, 2026 TN L3 CARYVILLE TN 1
88791586 Aug 25, 2026 KY L1 MOREHEAD KY 0
88813191 Aug 24, 2026 TX L2 TX 0
88785632 Aug 24, 2026 PA L2 EAST PENNSBORO PA 2
88776586 Aug 23, 2026 CA L3 MT. PASS CVEF JPOE 0
88762959 Aug 19, 2026 IL L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83866163 Feb 11, 2025 UT L3 3AKJHHDR5MSML7580
82805823 Sep 30, 2024 IL L3 3AKJHHDR5MSML7580
81763407 May 31, 2024 NM L1 3H3V532K5NS282162 OOS

Related records

Recent activity at BETTENDORF IA

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