Roadside Inspection 79160683

Roadside inspection on Jul 12, 2023 in South Dakota • Carrier: MELHAM EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2353680) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79160683
Date:
Jul 12, 2023
State:
South Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
SD 25 MM138
Carrier (USDOT):
MELHAM EXPRESS LLC (2353680)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PR35115 (SD)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 0.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs Level 3 median in South Dakota
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 12,128 Level 3 inspections in South Dakota during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,721 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2023

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPXD49X1BD110348 SD PR35115 PETERBILT 389 2011
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1W16532A2H5552476 SD U139819 WILSON Wilson 2017

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
79490222 Aug 24, 2023 SD L2 4
79221851 Jul 19, 2023 IA L3 1
79112669 Jul 10, 2023 SD L3 2
79092440 Jul 8, 2023 SD L2 SISSETONSD 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84277752 Mar 25, 2025 MN L3 1XPXD49X1BD110348
79920852 Oct 16, 2023 MN L3 1XPXD49X1BD110348
79112669 Jul 10, 2023 SD L3 1XPXD49X1BD110348

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