Roadside Inspection 82223366

Roadside inspection on Jul 24, 2024 in South Dakota • Carrier: CHIEF CARRIERS INC (USDOT 54985) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82223366
Date:
Jul 24, 2024
State:
South Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
VALLEY SPRINGS SD
Carrier (USDOT):
CHIEF CARRIERS INC (54985)
Operating authority:
MC129808
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 567 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
407276 (NE)

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 8.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2024, 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 0.48 violations per inspection across 95 prior records
vs Level 2 median in South Dakota
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 6,407 Level 2 inspections in South Dakota during 2024
vs typical at VALLEY SPRINGS SD
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 5,200 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
64%
70 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
10
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
22
8 violations · 2 OOS · 0.36 per inspection
Prior 365 days
70
39 violations · 10 OOS · 0.56 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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPCDP9X9ND808095 NE 407276 PETERBILT 567 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1E1H5Y289RR085101 NE 303168 EAST MANUFACTURING CORP.
Ticket: Unknown
East Manufacturing Corp 2024

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 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
82772971 Sep 20, 2024 MN L1 CLARKS GROVE MN 1
83970573 Sep 15, 2024 NM L2 GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY 1
82661833 Sep 12, 2024 SD L2 WOLSEY SD 0
82648682 Sep 11, 2024 MT L2 BILLINGS MT 0
82586454 Sep 4, 2024 NM L2 RATON PORT OF ENTRY 0
82557764 Sep 2, 2024 IA L3 HWY 2 AND 195 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84693653 May 14, 2025 OH L1 1XPCDP9X9ND808095
84144452 Mar 17, 2025 MA L3 1XPCDP9X9ND808095
83930023 Feb 21, 2025 KY L1 1XPCDP9X9ND808095
83302439 Dec 3, 2024 SC L3 1XPCDP9X9ND808095
82772971 Sep 20, 2024 MN L1 1XPCDP9X9ND808095
82163839 Jul 18, 2024 OH L2 1XPCDP9X9ND808095 OOS
79329604 Aug 2, 2023 IN L2 1XPCDP9X9ND808095 OOS
79083232 Jul 7, 2023 KY L3 1XPCDP9X9ND808095

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