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Roadside Inspection 80422614

Roadside inspection on Dec 18, 2023 in South Dakota • Carrier: MERCIKE TRANSPORT SERVICES (USDOT 3906259) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80422614
Date:
Dec 18, 2023
State:
South Dakota
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
VALLEY SPRINGS SD
Operating authority:
MC1440574
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YP85762 (CA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 15.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 Level 3 median in South Dakota
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 12,128 Level 3 inspections in South Dakota during 2023
vs typical at VALLEY SPRINGS SD
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,290 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
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,721 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2023
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 383.51A-LCDLRSWD (License (CDL) - A person required to have a CLP or CDL who is disqualified must not drive a CMV., severity weight 8). (383.51A-LCDLRSWD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR1JSJL3853 CA YP85762 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2018 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K0RS020829 TN 438076T HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2024 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.51A-LCDLRSWD License (CDL) - A person required to have a CLP or CDL who is disqualified must not drive a CMV. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
395.3(a)(3)(ii) Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty, off duty, or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes 7 Hours of Service —

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89331518 Oct 22, 2026 CA L3 3AKJHHDR1JSJL3853 —
86287717 Nov 9, 2025 AZ L2 3AKJHHDR1JSJL3853 OOS
84313166 Apr 2, 2025 CO L1 3AKJHHDR1JSJL3853 OOS
79148484 Jul 14, 2023 CO L1 3AKJHHDR1JSJL3853 OOS
78434653 Apr 21, 2023 CA L1 3AKJHHDR1JSJL3853 OOS

Carrier booking & risk tools

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