Roadside Inspection 88589979

Roadside inspection on Aug 2, 2026 in South Dakota • Carrier: RICHARDS TRANSPORT LTD (USDOT 36260) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR 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 #:
88589979
Date:
Aug 2, 2026
State:
South Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SISSETON SD
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
767ETH (SK)

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 12.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.00 violations per inspection across 55 prior records
vs Level 2 median in South Dakota
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 3,828 Level 2 inspections in South Dakota during 2026
vs typical at SISSETON SD
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,565 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 550,848 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
44%
9 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
1
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
9
7 violations · 0 OOS · 0.78 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KKHALD14FPGG9745 SK 767ETH WESTERN STAR 4900 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 2A9LB553XCN125178 SK 357LAD ASPEN CUSTOM TRAILERS
Ticket: Unknown
2012

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.95A1 Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95F Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 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
88785236 Aug 24, 2026 NE L3 ELM CREEK NE 7
88664723 Aug 11, 2026 MS L1 1
88268012 Jun 27, 2026 ND L2 0

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