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Roadside Inspection 88958644

Roadside inspection on Sep 10, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: VIKINGS TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3551083) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88958644
Date:
Sep 10, 2026
State:
Iowa
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IA
Operating authority:
MC1189296
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PAW9697 (MN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 17.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.21 violations per inspection across 19 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Iowa
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 7,067 Level 2 inspections in Iowa during 2026
vs typical at IA
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,414 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 602,863 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)
57%
7 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
2
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
7
19 violations · 2 OOS · 2.71 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 3AKJHHDR0KSKD9837 MN PAW9697 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2019 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1DW1A5322NSA84469 IN PA84257 STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers 2022 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TALS Tires - All others - Leaking in sidewall area on tire equipped with ATIS 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.24C2III-ELDSDN HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify shipping document number. 1 Hours of Service —

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
88938788 Sep 7, 2026 IL L3 — 0 —
88847831 Aug 29, 2026 IA L2 IA 0 —
88665457 Aug 9, 2026 SD L3 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88440645 Jul 16, 2026 MI L3 1DW1A5322NSA84469 —
88358340 Jul 8, 2026 ND L1 3AKJHHDR0KSKD9837 —
84496534 Apr 24, 2025 IL L3 3AKJHHDR0KSKD9837 —
79771253 Sep 26, 2023 IA L3 3AKJHHDR0KSKD9837 —
78851874 Jun 8, 2023 WI L3 3AKJHHDR0KSKD9837 —

Related records

Recent activity at IA

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