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Roadside Inspection 89129774

Roadside inspection on Sep 29, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: FLATBED EXPRESS INC (USDOT 332858) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89129774
Date:
Sep 29, 2026
State:
Iowa
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IA
Carrier (USDOT):
FLATBED EXPRESS INC (332858)
Operating authority:
MC214559
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Coronado TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
411059 (NE)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 0.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above 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 0.83 violations per inspection across 59 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Iowa
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 12,999 Level 3 inspections in Iowa during 2026
vs typical at IA
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,760 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 691,233 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
56%
9 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
1 violations · 1 OOS · 0.20 per inspection
Prior 365 days
9
5 violations · 2 OOS · 0.56 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (1 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.83 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3ALXFBCG2GDHB5271 NE 411059 FREIGHTLINER Coronado 2016 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1W1K54826R6634999 NE 303125 WILSON Wilson 2024 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8F12-HOSM HOS (Manner) - Driver's record of duty status failed to record shipping document number(s) or name of shipper and commodity for each 24 hour period. Date: — Hours of Service —
395.8F5-HOSM HOS (Manner) - Driver's record of duty status failed to record truck or tractor and trailer unit number, or license number and state for each 24 hour period. 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
89342894 Oct 23, 2026 NE L3 WAVERLY NE 3 —
89221392 Oct 8, 2026 MO L3 ROCK PORT MO 0 —
89151949 Oct 1, 2026 SD L2 JEFFERSON SD 2 OOS
89017090 Sep 17, 2026 IA L3 IA 0 —
88777722 Aug 24, 2026 SD L2 — 1 OOS
88617003 Aug 5, 2026 NE L3 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
79570047 Sep 1, 2023 CO L3 3ALXFBCG2GDHB5271 —
78759329 May 26, 2023 MO L3 3ALXFBCG2GDHB5271 —

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