Roadside Inspection 88560552

Roadside inspection on Jul 29, 2026 in South Dakota • Carrier: B & K GROUP INC (USDOT 2521951) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88560552
Date:
Jul 29, 2026
State:
South Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TILFORD SD
Carrier (USDOT):
B & K GROUP INC (2521951)
Operating authority:
MC875587
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1223231 (IL)

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 16.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, 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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.92 violations per inspection across 198 prior records
vs Level 1 median in South Dakota
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 2,835 Level 1 inspections in South Dakota during 2026
vs typical at TILFORD SD
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 3,236 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 443,839 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
56%
43 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
3
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
6 violations · 1 OOS · 0.60 per inspection
Prior 365 days
43
52 violations · 9 OOS · 1.21 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH2NN296413 IL P1223231 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2533N3496823 IL 844380ST UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2022

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
89030776 Sep 16, 2026 CA L3 DONNER PASS IF 0
89026481 Sep 16, 2026 AZ L1 KINGMAN AZ 2 OOS
88756558 Aug 20, 2026 SD L3 0
88647711 Aug 7, 2026 ND L3 0
88494050 Jul 22, 2026 OH L2 1
88395079 Jul 13, 2026 WY L2 CHEYENNE I-80 POE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86851502 Jan 20, 2026 UT L1 1UYVS2533N3496823 OOS
85970360 Oct 2, 2025 KS L2 1UYVS2533N3496823
85026340 Jun 18, 2025 NY L2 4V4NC9EH2NN296413
82611079 Sep 6, 2024 NE L2 4V4NC9EH2NN296413 OOS
81693390 May 22, 2024 MT L2 4V4NC9EH2NN296413 OOS
81072226 Mar 11, 2024 AL L3 4V4NC9EH2NN296413
79783894 Sep 27, 2023 KS L2 1UYVS2533N3496823
80072749 Sep 7, 2023 AZ L3 1UYVS2533N3496823

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