License Plate IA FW4979 (Iowa) — Transport Designs Inc
USDOT 272811 · 2020 Great Dane Trailers
Recorded vehicle, plate and carrier history
These are dated observations in the records available to us. They do not establish ownership, a sale, a transfer date, or continuous use between observations. The latest observation may not describe today’s vehicle or carrier.
| Observed dates | VIN | Plate | Reported carrier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-30 | 1GR1A0622LK174161 | IA FW4979 | TRANSPORT DESIGNS INC · USDOT 272811 |
| 2025-04-19 | 1GR1A0622LK174161 | IA FW4979 | NORSEMEN TRUCKING INC · USDOT 188932 |
Evidence: FMCSA inspection observations and retained snapshots of our vehicle records. Coverage is incomplete; an unreported change cannot be dated from these records.
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)
- 167
- Crashes (24 mo)
- 7
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 29.6%
Carrier recorded at the latest inspection in the available records (2025-07-30). This does not establish current ownership or confirm that the carrier still operates this vehicle.
View full carrier profile →Authority, insurance & bonds, safety scores, crash history, inspections and the full fleet list.This plate has also been operated by 1 other carrier (listed below).
What this means
License plate IA-FW4979 appears in FMCSA inspection records 2 times. Recorded on one vehicle: VIN 1GR1A0622LK174161 (2020 Great Dane Trailers). 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 (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-FW4979 (Iowa) appears in FMCSA roadside inspection records tied to one commercial vehicle. Inspection activity under this plate runs from 2025-04-19 to 2025-07-30. The latest inspection was in Florida, a Level III — driver and paperwork only. That is outside the plate's issuing jurisdiction (Iowa).
Vehicle on this plate
This plate is associated with a single vehicle, a 2020 Great Dane Trailers — VIN 1GR1A0622LK174161 (semi-trailer).
Combined inspection & out-of-service record
Across all vehicles on this plate there are 2 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 2025-07-30; Norsemen Trucking Inc (USDOT 188932) on 2025-04-19.