Roadside Inspection 88960790

Roadside inspection on Sep 10, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: VIKING TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2975712) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK 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 #:
88960790
Date:
Sep 10, 2026
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IA
Operating authority:
MC942910
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3874471 (IN)

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 15.

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 1.47 violations per inspection across 338 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Iowa
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 7,000 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 599,292 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)
39%
142 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
10
18 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
26
43 violations · 8 OOS · 1.65 per inspection
Prior 365 days
142
199 violations · 29 OOS · 1.40 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 4V4NC9EH2MN283434 IN 3874471 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D5KL134715 IN SP352UKC WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2019

Violations Cited

3 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
392.7A-D Driver - Failed to conduct pre-trip inspection or make use of required parts and accessories. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75G-TAOW Tires - All others, weight carried exceeds tire load limit. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
88952062 Sep 8, 2026 FL L1 SUMTERVILLE FL 0
88939997 Sep 7, 2026 AZ L2 SANDERS AZ 3 OOS
88913087 Sep 4, 2026 OH L3 WARREN OH 1
88847193 Aug 29, 2026 NC L2 ELKIN NC 2 OOS
88817719 Aug 25, 2026 CO L3 MONUMENT CO 6
88797757 Aug 25, 2026 MO L1 EAGLEVILLE MO 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87613862 Apr 17, 2026 NM L2 1JJV532D5KL134715
87127071 Feb 24, 2026 KY L1 4V4NC9EH2MN283434
87108204 Feb 18, 2026 SC L3 4V4NC9EH2MN283434
86251442 Nov 1, 2025 IN L3 1JJV532D5KL134715
84257241 Mar 26, 2025 IA L3 4V4NC9EH2MN283434
83556255 Jan 8, 2025 MS L2 4V4NC9EH2MN283434
81842445 Jun 9, 2024 IA L1 4V4NC9EH2MN283434
81288187 Apr 5, 2024 SD L3 4V4NC9EH2MN283434

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