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Roadside Inspection 85326813

Roadside inspection on Jul 25, 2025 in South Dakota • Carrier: US HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2350420) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85326813
Date:
Jul 25, 2025
State:
South Dakota
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
VALLEY SPRINGS SD
Operating authority:
MC804587
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1243261 (IL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 17.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.19 violations per inspection across 511 prior records
vs Level 2 median in South Dakota
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,254 Level 2 inspections in South Dakota during 2025
vs typical at VALLEY SPRINGS SD
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 7,795 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
40%
194 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
19
14 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
48
44 violations · 5 OOS · 0.92 per inspection
Prior 365 days
194
221 violations · 29 OOS · 1.14 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 393.75A1-TAORETA (Tires - All others, radial ply has more than one ply exposed in the tread area or damaged cord in the sidewall., severity weight 8). (393.75A1-TAORETA)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR5SSVS9883 IL P1243261 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2025 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 527SR5320RM036665 IL 983678ST CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC
Ticket: Vanguard
CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC. 2024 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A1-TAORETA Tires - All others, radial ply has more than one ply exposed in the tread area or damaged cord in the sidewall. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.8E-HOSPD HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain: 7 Hours of Service —
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
85825330 Sep 18, 2025 KY L3 LONDON 0 —
85796615 Sep 16, 2025 DE L3 NEWARK DE 0 —
85795781 Sep 15, 2025 OH L3 NEVADA OH 0 —
85709237 Sep 8, 2025 OR L2 HUNTINGTON OR 2 OOS
85707667 Sep 5, 2025 UT L3 BRIGHAM CITY UT 1 —
85708280 Sep 3, 2025 WA L2 GRANDVIEW WA 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88916495 Sep 4, 2026 MD L2 527SR5320RM036665 —
86802154 Jan 14, 2026 UT L1 3AKJHHDR5SSVS9883 —
83977871 Feb 25, 2025 CO L2 3AKJHHDR5SSVS9883 —
81990096 Jun 28, 2024 SD L3 527SR5320RM036665 —
79112720 Jul 11, 2023 SD L3 527SR5320RM036665 —
78932940 Jun 19, 2023 LA L3 527SR5320RM036665 —

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