Roadside Inspection 88980974
Roadside inspection on Sep 13, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: ELITE TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3581798)
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 88980974
- Date:
- Sep 13, 2026
- State:
- Iowa
- Level:
- Level II — Walk-Around
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 0
- Violations:
- 5
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- IA
- Carrier (USDOT):
- ELITE TRANSPORT LLC (3581798)
- Operating authority:
- MC1210128
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 19.
Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a more severe than typical result.
Severity context
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How this compares
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Carrier trend at this moment
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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 393.9A-LSLIWR (Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLIWR)
Units Inspected
Unit details not recorded on this inspection.
Unit details not recorded
This inspection's per-unit records (VIN, plate, make/model/year, per-unit OOS flags) were not imported with the parent record. The inspection summary itself is complete — violations, stations, dates, and overall OOS status are all accurate.
Violations Cited
5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.
| Code | Description | Severity Wt | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393.9A-LSLIWR | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9A-LSLIWR | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 395.8F1-HOSM | HOS (Manner) - Driver's record of duty status not current to the time shown for last change of duty status. Date and Time: | 5 | Hours of Service | — |
| 393.23-LEU | Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g., unplugged or looose pigtail). | 2 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 395.8F2-HOSMHW | HOS (Manner) - Driver's record of duty status entries are not legible or in the drivers own handwriting. Date: | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89465584 | Nov 5, 2026 | OH | L3 | JACKSON OH | 0 | — |
| 88768607 | Aug 21, 2026 | IN | L2 | — | 1 | — |
| 88751529 | Aug 18, 2026 | MO | L2 | — | 3 | OOS |
| 88474364 | Jul 21, 2026 | WY | L3 | SHERIDAN/DIETZ POE | 0 | — |
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