Roadside Inspection 84738727

Roadside inspection on May 21, 2025 in South Dakota • Carrier: DAVID OPDAHL (USDOT 2001592) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK 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 #:
84738727
Date:
May 21, 2025
State:
South Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
VALLEY SPRINGS SD
Carrier (USDOT):
DAVID OPDAHL (2001592)
Operating authority:
MC770252
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Long Conv. TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
FT7527 (IA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

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

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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 20,703 Level 3 inspections in South Dakota during 2025
vs typical at VALLEY SPRINGS SD
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 7,696 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 1,066,282 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 6.5%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2025
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 392.9BA-INACTIVE (When required to have a USDOT number, operating a commercial motor vehicle with a de-activated or inactive USDOT number., severity weight 0). (392.9BA-INACTIVE)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUYDSEB7YP940515 IA FT7527 FREIGHTLINER Long Conv. 2000
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR1P0629NJ414894 MN 6990STX GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2022

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
390.19B2-BIENNIAL Motor Carrier failed to file biennial FMCSA registration update as required. General/Admin
392.9BA-INACTIVE When required to have a USDOT number, operating a commercial motor vehicle with a de-activated or inactive USDOT number. Unsafe Driving OOS

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
85505764 Aug 12, 2025 IA L2 1GR1P0629NJ414894

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