August 25, 2025

Truck taken off the road after inspectors find 24 violations

Steve Smith

Truck taken off the road after inspectors find 24 violations

On Saturday, August 23, 2025, Iowa State Patrol pulled over a combination vehicle in eastern Iowa headed toward Missouri.

The inspection: Troopers from the Commercial Motor Vehicle Unit found a long list of problems during their stop.

There were 24 violations recorded during the check.
Out of those, nine were serious enough that the truck and driver were placed out of service right on the spot.

Photos showed several equipment issues on the vehicle. State police said, "We are happy to have got this combination stopped before more mechanical failures took place!”

The vehicle and driver couldn't continue until the violations were fixed and cleared by authorities.

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