Roadside Inspection 79426510

Roadside inspection on Aug 16, 2023 in South Dakota • Carrier: FORTUNE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC (USDOT 310706) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79426510
Date:
Aug 16, 2023
State:
South Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
VALLEY SPRINGSSD
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YP19750 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 6.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a more severe than typical result.

Severity context

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

vs this carrier's typical
1
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.31 violations per inspection across 55 prior records
vs Level 1 median in South Dakota
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 2,170 Level 1 inspections in South Dakota during 2023
vs typical at VALLEY SPRINGSSD
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 298 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
78%
55 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
16
6 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
43
14 violations · 1 OOS · 0.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
55
17 violations · 2 OOS · 0.31 per inspection
Honest opinion

An out-of-service order is one of the most consequential outcomes a roadside inspection can produce — the most heavily-weighted OOS citation here was 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLDR9JSJT2066 CA YP19750 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2536GU539242 ID TS25 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2016

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
79931562 Oct 14, 2023 NM L2 SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY 0
79913370 Oct 14, 2023 SD L3 VALLEY SPRINGS SD 0
79897423 Oct 11, 2023 KS L2 0
79885016 Oct 10, 2023 KS L3 0
79872617 Oct 7, 2023 IL L3 0
79843596 Oct 4, 2023 SD L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
6519000187 Sep 17, 2025 AZ L2 3AKJGLDR9JSJT2066 OOS
F114000292 May 15, 2025 VA L3 3AKJGLDR9JSJT2066
84097551 Mar 5, 2025 CA L1 1UYVS2536GU539242 OOS
UESX002993 Dec 26, 2024 CA L3 3AKJGLDR9JSJT2066 OOS
UESX002993 Dec 26, 2024 CA L3 1UYVS2536GU539242 OOS
5450000337 Oct 13, 2024 AR L1 3AKJGLDR9JSJT2066 OOS
5450000337 Oct 13, 2024 AR L1 1UYVS2536GU539242 OOS

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