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Roadside Inspection 88678289

Roadside inspection on Aug 12, 2026 in South Dakota • Carrier: KARLS TV & APPLIANCE INC (USDOT 475593) • Vehicle: PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88678289
Date:
Aug 12, 2026
State:
South Dakota
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
JEFFERSON SD
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 330 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
53442C (SD)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 10.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.91 violations per inspection across 53 prior records
vs Level 3 median in South Dakota
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 12,462 Level 3 inspections in South Dakota during 2026
vs typical at JEFFERSON SD
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 4,185 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
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 627,134 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
60%
15 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
4
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
3 violations · 1 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
15
14 violations · 2 OOS · 0.93 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2NPNHM6X3HM432843 SD 53442C PETERBILT 330 2017 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.82DUMT Driver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone. 10 Unsafe Driving —

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
89085707 Sep 24, 2026 WY L1 SHERIDAN/DIETZ POE 0 —
89076776 Sep 23, 2026 IA L3 SIOUX CITY IA 2 —
88629069 Aug 6, 2026 SD L2 — 1 —
88627588 Aug 6, 2026 SD L1 — 0 —
88623799 Aug 5, 2026 SD L1 — 0 —
88484421 Jul 22, 2026 SD L1 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88207562 Jun 22, 2026 SD L3 2NPNHM6X3HM432843 —
86022001 Oct 8, 2025 SD L2 2NPNHM6X3HM432843 —
85849241 Sep 22, 2025 SD L1 2NPNHM6X3HM432843 —
83375248 Dec 11, 2024 SD L1 2NPNHM6X3HM432843 —
83179570 Nov 18, 2024 SD L3 2NPNHM6X3HM432843 —
82752946 Sep 24, 2024 SD L1 2NPNHM6X3HM432843 —

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