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Roadside Inspection 89349948

Roadside inspection on Oct 24, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: VGN TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1348031) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
6
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89349948
Date:
Oct 24, 2026
State:
Iowa
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IA
Carrier (USDOT):
VGN TRUCKING INC (1348031)
Operating authority:
MC529994
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 51.

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
9
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.87 violations per inspection across 158 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Iowa
9
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 7,688 Level 2 inspections in Iowa during 2026
vs typical at IA
9
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 4,453 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
9
8 more than the median (1)
Compared to 678,492 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)
53%
86 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
7 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
10 violations · 3 OOS · 2.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
86
68 violations · 15 OOS · 0.79 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.9× their typical violation rate (10 violations across 4 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.87 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 395.8E-HOSPDELDT (HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain:, severity weight 7). (395.8E-HOSPDELDT)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR1SSVV8667 IL P 1257335 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2025 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K4SS118669 TN 550447T HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2025 —

Violations Cited

9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E-HOSPDELDT HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
395.8E-HOSPDELDT HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
395.8E-HOSPDELDT HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
395.8E-HOSPDELDT HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
395.8E-HOSPDELDT HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
395.8E-HOSPDELDT HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
395.32B-ELDDFR HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to review any unassigned driving time when prompted by the ELD 5 Hours of Service —
393.11A1-CSLRR Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 1997. 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner 1 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
89261068 Oct 14, 2026 KY L2 SHELBYVILLE KY 2 OOS
89258657 Oct 9, 2026 TX L2 TX 5 OOS
89006421 Sep 14, 2026 TN L2 STANTON TN 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87508119 Apr 7, 2026 NC L2 3H3V532K4SS118669 OOS
87231571 Mar 2, 2026 WA L3 3AKJHHDR1SSVV8667 —
87160038 Feb 26, 2026 SC L3 3H3V532K4SS118669 OOS
86922257 Jan 30, 2026 KY L3 3AKJHHDR1SSVV8667 —
86775468 Jan 12, 2026 WA L3 3AKJHHDR1SSVV8667 —
86133556 Oct 20, 2025 CA L2 3AKJHHDR1SSVV8667 —
85834051 Sep 17, 2025 SC L3 3H3V532K4SS118669 —
85283318 Jul 22, 2025 MT L3 3H3V532K4SS118669 —

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