Roadside Inspection 89165593

Roadside inspection on Oct 2, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: Z TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1466567) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

50% of violations

Inspection Level

Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 89165593
Date:: Oct 2, 2026
State:: Iowa
Level:: Level I — North American Standard
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 2
Violations:: 4
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: IA
Carrier (USDOT):: Z TRANSPORTATION INC (1466567)
Operating authority:: MC558123
Vehicle:: PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:: AX164Y (NJ)
VIN:: 1XPBD49X8PD811793

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 1 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

Heavier than carrier average

Carrier averages 0.83 violations per inspection across 700 prior records

vs Level 1 median in Iowa

Heavier than median (2)

Median of 3,158 Level 1 inspections in Iowa during 2026

vs typical at IA

Heavier than station median (1)

Median of 2,958 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median

3 more than the median (1)

Compared to 463,846 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026

OOS at this inspection

Yes

Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%

Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026

Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)

58%

183 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

16 violations · 3 OOS

Prior 90 days

28 violations · 5 OOS · 0.74 per inspection

Prior 365 days

183

147 violations · 25 OOS · 0.80 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-TAOLTIS (Tires - All others, leaking and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS, severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOLTIS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq	Type	VIN	Plate	Make	Model	Year	OOS
1	TRUCK TRACTOR	1XPBD49X8PD811793	NJ AX164Y	PETERBILT	579	2023	—
2	SEMI-TRAILER	1UYVS2532T7555222	NJ K12TCL	UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER	Utility Trailer Manufacturer	2026	—

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code	Description	Severity Wt	BASIC	OOS
393.75A3-TAOLTIS	Tires - All others, leaking and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS	8	Vehicle Maintenance	OOS
393.9A-LRLI	Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative.	6	Vehicle Maintenance	—
393.9A-LTSI	Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.	6	Vehicle Maintenance	OOS
393.45D-B	Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection.	4	Vehicle Maintenance	—

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Vehicle Maintenance

4 violations

2 OOS

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS
89097427	Sep 25, 2026	CA	L2	299 JOHNSON PARK, CA	1	—
89103694	Sep 24, 2026	MD	L2	PERRYVILLE MD	0	—
89059546	Sep 21, 2026	NM	L2	NM	0	—
89042397	Sep 18, 2026	TN	L3	MOUNT JULIET TN	0	—
89024596	Sep 16, 2026	TN	L3	STANTON TN	0	—
89009047	Sep 16, 2026	NC	L1	MOREHEAD CITY NC	0	—

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	VIN	OOS
87293488	Mar 12, 2026	UT	L3	1UYVS2532T7555222	—
85203981	Jul 9, 2025	MD	L2	1UYVS2532T7555222	—
80925639	Feb 22, 2024	VA	L2	1XPBD49X8PD811793	OOS
80114420	Nov 3, 2023	NJ	L3	1XPBD49X8PD811793	—
79233689	Jul 24, 2023	SC	L3	1XPBD49X8PD811793	—
78425436	Apr 22, 2023	NC	L3	1XPBD49X8PD811793	—

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Carrier

Z TRANSPORTATION INC

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Safety

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Authority

MC558123

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Station

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State

Inspections in Iowa

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Level

Level I — North American Standard

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Vehicle

VIN 1XPBD49X8PD811793

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Plate

AX164Y (NJ)

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Reference

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