Roadside Inspection 88998047

Roadside inspection on Sep 15, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: SMART TRANS LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 2424011) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88998047
Date:
Sep 15, 2026
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IA
Operating authority:
MC835256
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR

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 24.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.96 violations per inspection across 252 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Iowa
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 7,000 Level 2 inspections in Iowa during 2026
vs typical at IA
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,780 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 598,525 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)
53%
58 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
4
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
11
5 violations · 0 OOS · 0.45 per inspection
Prior 365 days
58
58 violations · 7 OOS · 1.00 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (5 violations across 11 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.96 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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EHXNN290794 IL P 1089737 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 13N148202L1536088 IL 703890ST FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 2020

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 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
89000533 Sep 15, 2026 MI L2 MONROE SCALE N/B 0
88914561 Sep 4, 2026 IL L3 I-90 0
88905540 Sep 4, 2026 NE L3 FREMONT NE 0
88756560 Aug 20, 2026 SD L3 0
88748713 Aug 20, 2026 SC L3 0
88698573 Aug 12, 2026 MD L2 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85939921 Oct 2, 2025 MI L3 4V4NC9EHXNN290794
85939921 Oct 2, 2025 MI L3 13N148202L1536088
85926960 Sep 22, 2025 US L1 13N148202L1536088
85786654 Sep 15, 2025 SD L1 4V4NC9EHXNN290794
85786654 Sep 15, 2025 SD L1 13N148202L1536088
82703578 Sep 18, 2024 AL L2 13N148202L1536088
82703578 Sep 18, 2024 AL L2 4V4NC9EHXNN290794
79384730 Aug 10, 2023 MN L3 4V4NC9EHXNN290794

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