Roadside Inspection 89044091

Roadside inspection on Sep 20, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: QUEST LINER INC (USDOT 1609038) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89044091
Date:
Sep 20, 2026
State:
Iowa
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
IA
Carrier (USDOT):
QUEST LINER INC (1609038)
Operating authority:
MC595010
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
MX1966 (IA)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 6.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.83 violations per inspection across 822 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Iowa
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 7,029 Level 2 inspections in Iowa during 2026
vs typical at IA
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 2,086 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 600,531 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
60%
235 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
21
22 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
56
62 violations · 6 OOS · 1.11 per inspection
Prior 365 days
235
197 violations · 20 OOS · 0.84 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHPDV3LSLL2753 IA MX1966 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7ZKS7E023VBSA0078 WI 887754 STE STE 2027 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative. 6 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
89038833 Sep 17, 2026 OH L2 NORWALK OH 0 —
89028592 Sep 16, 2026 CO L3 STONEHAM CO 0 —
89002551 Sep 14, 2026 IL L3 I-294 0 —
88995926 Sep 14, 2026 IA L1 IA 8 OOS
88991211 Sep 14, 2026 NM L3 NM 0 —
88991025 Sep 11, 2026 AR L2 HOPE AR 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87401378 Mar 24, 2026 OH L2 3AKJHPDV3LSLL2753 —
86834621 Jan 19, 2026 MO L1 3AKJHPDV3LSLL2753 —

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