Roadside Inspection 79989621

Roadside inspection on Oct 24, 2023 in South Dakota • Carrier: TRANS-UNITED INC (USDOT 70750) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR 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 #:
79989621
Date:
Oct 24, 2023
State:
South Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
VALLEY SPRINGS SD
Carrier (USDOT):
TRANS-UNITED INC (70750)
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
2806505 (IN)

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 8.

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 this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.62 violations per inspection across 37 prior records
vs Level 3 median in South Dakota
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 12,128 Level 3 inspections in South Dakota during 2023
vs typical at VALLEY SPRINGS SD
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 355 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
59%
37 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
2
1 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
12
9 violations · 3 OOS · 0.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
37
23 violations · 3 OOS · 0.62 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJNALD19LPLL1603 IN 2806505 WESTERN STAR 4900 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TKH05328GM031134 IN SP103BHH TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES 2016

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLL State/Local Laws - 8 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
80463257 Dec 23, 2023 GA L1 LAVONIA GA 0
80408962 Dec 18, 2023 WV L3 PAX WV 0
80390666 Dec 13, 2023 TN L3 I75 0
80381767 Dec 12, 2023 PA L2 2 OOS
80379922 Dec 12, 2023 IL L1 2 OOS
80206302 Nov 20, 2023 OH L3 ROADSIDE 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85501035 Aug 12, 2025 MD L2 5KJNALD19LPLL1603 OOS
85421269 Aug 5, 2025 NE L3 5KJNALD19LPLL1603
84579554 May 1, 2025 IN L2 1TKH05328GM031134
80161334 Nov 9, 2023 IA L2 1TKH05328GM031134

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