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Roadside Inspection 89054472

Roadside inspection on Sep 21, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: AMBER EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 4194670) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89054472
Date:
Sep 21, 2026
State:
Iowa
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IA
Carrier (USDOT):
AMBER EXPRESS LLC (4194670)
Operating authority:
MC1617117
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 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 11.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.77 violations per inspection across 861 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Iowa
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 7,067 Level 2 inspections in Iowa during 2026
vs typical at IA
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,153 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 605,967 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)
56%
418 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
35
20 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
85
44 violations · 9 OOS · 0.52 per inspection
Prior 365 days
418
291 violations · 35 OOS · 0.70 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR1RSUV7977 IL P 1163857 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2537L3889611 IL 708168ST UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2020 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75G-TAOW Tires - All others, weight carried exceeds tire load limit. 3 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
89081462 Sep 22, 2026 TN L1 KNOXVILLE TN 0 —
89042201 Sep 18, 2026 TN L1 KNOXVILLE TN 0 —
89034202 Sep 18, 2026 NC L3 LEXINGTON NC 0 —
89032804 Sep 17, 2026 SC L3 CALHOUN FALLS SC 1 —
89029202 Sep 17, 2026 SC L3 YEMASSEE SC 1 —
89014976 Sep 16, 2026 PA L2 BETHEL TOWNSHIP PA 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87251646 Mar 6, 2026 IA L2 3AKJHHDR1RSUV7977 —
84751852 May 20, 2025 TN L3 1UYVS2537L3889611 —
80459190 Dec 21, 2023 IL L3 1UYVS2537L3889611 —
79397633 Aug 11, 2023 IL L3 3AKJHHDR1RSUV7977 —
79213886 Jul 20, 2023 IL L3 3AKJHHDR1RSUV7977 —

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