Roadside Inspection 88717040

Roadside inspection on Aug 16, 2026 in South Dakota • Carrier: NELSONS TENTS AND EVENTS INC (USDOT 1190326) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88717040
Date:
Aug 16, 2026
State:
South Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
JEFFERSON SD
Vehicle:
FORD F-250 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
83ACBP (FL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under General/Admin and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 10.

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 2.94 violations per inspection across 16 prior records
vs Level 1 median in South Dakota
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 2,618 Level 1 inspections in South Dakota during 2026
vs typical at JEFFERSON SD
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 4,125 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 407,924 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 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
4
4 violations · 2 OOS · 1.00 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 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

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FT7W2BT0NEC42443 FL 83ACBP FORD F-250 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1XNE20149J1085425 FL AZ87DR TRIPLE CROWN TRAILERS, INC
Ticket: Unknown
2018

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service OOS
396.9D2-FTF Failing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
391.41APC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency 1 Driver Fitness OOS
390.21TB1-MC Operating a CMV without legal name or trade name displayed. General/Admin
390.21TB2-DOT Operate a CMV without USDOT number displayed. Must be preceded by the letters "USDOT". General/Admin

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
88791643 Aug 25, 2026 KY L3 KUTTAWA KY 1
88193619 Jun 17, 2026 TN L1 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85262884 Jul 18, 2025 SD L1 1FT7W2BT0NEC42443 OOS
85262884 Jul 18, 2025 SD L1 1XNE20149J1085425 OOS

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