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License Plate IA FY8846 (Iowa) — Transport Designs Inc

USDOT 272811 · 2021 Freightliner Cascadia

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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.

Earliest and latest dates below are observations we have retained, not registration dates.
Observed datesVINPlateReported carrier
2025-10-163AKJHHDR0MSMT2321IA FY8846TRANSPORT DESIGNS INC · USDOT 272811
2025-04-083AKJHHDR0MSMT2321IA FY8846NORSEMEN 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.

Later observations of these vehicles

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 (2025-10-16). 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-FY8846
Vehicles
1
Inspections
4
OOS results
0

What this means

License plate IA-FY8846 appears in FMCSA inspection records 4 times. Recorded on one vehicle: VIN 3AKJHHDR0MSMT2321 (2021 Freightliner Cascadia). Operated by 2 different carriers (DOT numbers) over its inspection history. Most recent operating carrier: Transport Designs Inc (USDOT 272811). Vehicle make on file: Freightliner (FREIGHTLIN) (TRUCK TRACTOR). 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-FY8846 (Iowa) appears in FMCSA roadside inspection records tied to one commercial vehicle. Inspection activity under this plate runs from 2025-01-16 to 2025-10-16. The latest inspection was in Montana, 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 2021 Freightliner Cascadia — VIN 3AKJHHDR0MSMT2321 (truck tractor).

Combined inspection & out-of-service record

Across all vehicles on this plate there are 4 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) from 2025-07-01 to 2025-10-16; Norsemen Trucking Inc (USDOT 188932) from 2025-01-16 to 2025-04-08.

Vehicle detail (inspections per unit)
VIN 3AKJHHDR0MSMT2321 2021 Freightliner (FREIGHTLIN) Cascadia · TRUCK TRACTOR
2025-07-01 → 2025-10-16
Carrier: TRANSPORT DESIGNS INC (DOT 272811) · 2 inspections · 0 OOS · 0 violations
Last inspected in Montana · Level III — driver and paperwork only
VIN 3AKJHHDR0MSMT2321 2021 Freightliner (FREIGHTLIN) Cascadia · TRUCK TRACTOR
2025-01-16 → 2025-04-08
Carrier: NORSEMEN TRUCKING INC (DOT 188932) · 2 inspections · 0 OOS · 0 violations
Last inspected in North Carolina · Level II — walk-around inspection of the driver and the vehicle
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many vehicles are linked to plate IA-FY8846?
One: VIN 3AKJHHDR0MSMT2321 (2021 Freightliner Cascadia).
Why does plate IA-FY8846 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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