Roadside Inspection 88967526

Roadside inspection on Sep 11, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: MARTIN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 215732) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER 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 #:
88967526
Date:
Sep 11, 2026
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IA
Operating authority:
MC160108
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Columbia TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
E8d1
Plate:
RC59180 (MI)

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 8.

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 0.90 violations per inspection across 2,206 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Iowa
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 2,839 Level 1 inspections in Iowa during 2026
vs typical at IA
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,466 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 431,349 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)
44%
520 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
38
34 violations · 12 OOS
Prior 90 days
104
137 violations · 26 OOS · 1.32 per inspection
Prior 365 days
520
566 violations · 97 OOS · 1.09 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 393.45B2-B-AIR (Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured., severity weight 4). (393.45B2-B-AIR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3ALXA700XLDLW8853 MI RC59180 FREIGHTLINER
Ticket: E8d1
Columbia 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C7GT178035 MI F054122 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2016

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 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
88971052 Sep 9, 2026 IL L3 I-70 0
88944622 Sep 9, 2026 MI L2 MI 1
88957097 Sep 8, 2026 IN L3 WARREN IN 0
88931655 Sep 8, 2026 AR L2 HOPE AR 3 OOS
88880427 Sep 2, 2026 KY L1 MOREHEAD KY 0
88866679 Sep 1, 2026 KY L1 FRANKLIN KY 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85149008 Jul 7, 2025 IN L1 3ALXA700XLDLW8853
84441019 Apr 17, 2025 IL L3 3ALXA700XLDLW8853
81363628 Apr 16, 2024 IL L3 3ALXA700XLDLW8853
81258568 Mar 27, 2024 IL L3 3ALXA700XLDLW8853

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