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Roadside Inspection 88978893

Roadside inspection on Sep 12, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: COBRA TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3715168)

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
—
Not recorded
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
1
13% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88978893
Date:
Sep 12, 2026
State:
Iowa
Type:
—
Units inspected:
0
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IA
Operating authority:
MC1305424

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 32.

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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.36 violations per inspection across 128 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Iowa
8
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 2,997 Level 1 inspections in Iowa during 2026
vs typical at IA
8
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,546 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
8
7 more than the median (1)
Compared to 447,267 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)
40%
75 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
11
7 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
32
29 violations · 5 OOS · 0.91 per inspection
Prior 365 days
75
99 violations · 17 OOS · 1.32 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

Vehicle unit details are pending — typically arrive within a few days.

Vehicle unit details pending

Vehicle unit details (VIN, plate, make/model/year, per-unit OOS flags) are typically available within a few days of the inspection date as the FMCSA unit feed catches up. Check back soon. The inspection summary itself is complete — violations, stations, dates, and overall OOS status are all accurate.

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.207A-SUBL Suspension - U-bolt or other axle clamp bolt loose/cracked/broken/missing. 7 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47C-BSAMAD Air Disc Brake - Slack adjuster length mismatched on the same axle other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LCL Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
395.22H4-ELDBRODS HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status and other related information for a minimum of 8 days. 1 Hours of Service —
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
89074693 Sep 23, 2026 PA L1 SPRINGFIELD TWP PA 0 —
89058868 Sep 21, 2026 WY L3 CHEYENNE I-80 POE 2 —
89039695 Sep 18, 2026 CA L1 GILROY IF 4 OOS
89019240 Sep 17, 2026 NC L2 STATESVILLE NC 0 —
89021166 Sep 15, 2026 AZ L2 EHRENBERG AZ 1 —
88934387 Sep 8, 2026 KY L3 KUTTAWA KY 1 —

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