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Roadside Inspection 89264931

Roadside inspection on Oct 14, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: MARTS TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2273585) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89264931
Date:
Oct 14, 2026
State:
Iowa
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IA
Carrier (USDOT):
MARTS TRUCKING LLC (2273585)
Operating authority:
MC776531
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VN TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3914947 (IN)

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.86 violations per inspection across 145 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Iowa
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 7,929 Level 2 inspections in Iowa during 2026
vs typical at IA
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 3,731 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 693,537 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)
24%
38 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
2
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
9
17 violations · 2 OOS · 1.89 per inspection
Prior 365 days
38
83 violations · 8 OOS · 2.18 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 4VG7DACJ9WN747306 IN 3914947 VOLVO TRUCK VN 1998 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER NA IN 250117E Housechass — — —

Violations Cited

4 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
393.9A-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LHLI Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 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
89222656 Oct 9, 2026 MI L2 MI 0 —
89143562 Sep 30, 2026 IA L3 IA 1 —
89024004 Sep 11, 2026 IN L3 NAPPANEE IN 2 —
88957411 Sep 9, 2026 IN L2 ELKHART IN 2 —
88742092 Aug 19, 2026 IN L3 — 2 —
88712810 Aug 16, 2026 IA L2 — 2 OOS

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