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License Plate IA DB9044 (Iowa) — Transport Designs Inc

USDOT 272811 · 1985 Great Dane Trailers

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Most recently recorded carrier for this plate

Transport Designs Inc Active

USDOT
272811
MC
177994
Status
Active
Type
Motor Carrier
Based in
Savage, MN
Power units
95
Drivers
95
Inspections (24 mo)
176
Crashes (24 mo)
7
Vehicle OOS rate
29.1%

Carrier recorded at the latest inspection in the available records (2025-07-17). This does not establish current ownership or confirm that the carrier still operates this vehicle.

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This plate has also been operated by 1 other carrier (listed below).

Plate
IA-DB9044
Vehicles
2
Inspections
3
OOS results
0
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What this means

License plate IA-DB9044 appears in FMCSA inspection records 3 times. 2 different VINs appear under this plate in the available inspection records. The records do not establish why the association changed. Operated by 2 different carriers (DOT numbers) over its inspection history. Most recent operating carrier: Transport Designs Inc (USDOT 272811). Vehicle make on file: Great Dane (GDAN) (SEMI-TRAILER). No out-of-service violations are recorded under this plate in the available inspection records. Other violations may still be present.

About this plate

Commercial license plate IA-DB9044 (Iowa) appears in FMCSA roadside inspection records tied to 2 commercial vehicles. Inspection activity under this plate runs from 2025-04-28 to 2025-07-17. The latest inspection was in Iowa, a Level III — driver and paperwork only.

Vehicles recorded under plate IA-DB9044

This plate has been recorded on 2 different VINs. Vehicles on record: 1GRAA0620FT601254 (1985 Great Dane Trailers, 2025-07-17); 1FHS223512V43K10 (Great Dane, 2025-04-28).

Combined inspection & out-of-service record

Across all vehicles on this plate there are 3 inspections on FMCSA record. No out-of-service violations appear in the available records under this plate. This does not mean that every inspection was free of other violations.

Operators

2 carriers have operated vehicles under this plate (most recent first): Transport Designs Inc (USDOT 272811) on 2025-07-17; Norsemen Trucking Inc (USDOT 188932) on 2025-04-28.

Vehicle detail (inspections per unit)
VIN 1GRAA0620FT601254 1985 Great Dane (GDAN) Great Dane Trailers · SEMI-TRAILER
Last seen 2025-07-17
Carrier: TRANSPORT DESIGNS INC (DOT 272811) · 2 inspections · 0 OOS · 0 violations
Last inspected in Iowa · Level III — driver and paperwork only
VIN 1FHS223512V43K10 Great Dane (GDAN) · FULL TRAILER
Last seen 2025-04-28
Carrier: NORSEMEN TRUCKING INC (DOT 188932) · 1 inspections · 0 OOS · 0 violations
Last inspected in North Carolina · Level III — driver and paperwork only

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why is plate IA-DB9044 linked to 2 different VINs?
FMCSA inspection records list 2 distinct VINs under plate IA-DB9044: VIN 1GRAA0620FT601254 (1985 Great Dane Trailers), VIN 1FHS223512V43K10 (Great Dane).
Why does plate IA-DB9044 appear under different DOT numbers?
Inspections under this plate were recorded against 2 USDOT numbers: Transport Designs Inc (USDOT 272811), Norsemen Trucking Inc (USDOT 188932).

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