Roadside Inspection 84919903

Roadside inspection on Jun 9, 2025 in South Dakota • Carrier: AMERICAN STEED (USDOT 4248089) • Vehicle: HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84919903
Date:
Jun 9, 2025
State:
South Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
VALLEY SPRINGS SD
Carrier (USDOT):
AMERICAN STEED (4248089)
Vehicle:
HINO Incomplete Vehicle STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
AZS475 (NE)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 14.

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
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 20,703 Level 3 inspections in South Dakota during 2025
vs typical at VALLEY SPRINGS SD
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 7,751 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
3
3 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 395.8A1-HOSP (HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed., severity weight 5). (395.8A1-HOSP)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5PVNJ7AV4S5T60240 NE AZS475 HINO Incomplete Vehicle 2025

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLL State/Local Laws - 8 Unsafe Driving
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service OOS
395.8A No drivers record of duty status when one is required 1 Hours of Service

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
85458883 Aug 7, 2025 NE L3 4
85339752 Jul 28, 2025 NE L3 2
85073655 Jun 26, 2025 KS L2 1
84781891 May 22, 2025 AR L3 VAN BUREN AR 0
84457109 Apr 18, 2025 KS L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85976496 Oct 6, 2025 MO L3 5PVNJ7AV4S5T60240
85458883 Aug 7, 2025 NE L3 5PVNJ7AV4S5T60240
85339752 Jul 28, 2025 NE L3 5PVNJ7AV4S5T60240
84457109 Apr 18, 2025 KS L2 5PVNJ7AV4S5T60240

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