Roadside Inspection 88807029

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in South Dakota • Carrier: SNOWMEN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 4358649) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88807029
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
South Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TILFORD SD
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1346836 (IL)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were 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 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.11 violations per inspection across 19 prior records
vs Level 1 median in South Dakota
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 2,618 Level 1 inspections in South Dakota during 2026
vs typical at TILFORD SD
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 3,000 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
3
2 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 clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
26%
19 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
2
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
3 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
19
21 violations · 2 OOS · 1.11 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 395.8E-HOSPDELDT (HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain:, severity weight 7). (395.8E-HOSPDELDT)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJHHDR7NLNB5690 IL P1346836 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1RNF53A24JR044719 IL 908573ST REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Inc 2018

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E-HOSPDELDT HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 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
88818645 Aug 25, 2026 CO L4 LOMA CO 1
88666370 Aug 11, 2026 PA L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85136761 Jul 5, 2025 MT L3 1FUJHHDR7NLNB5690
85136761 Jul 5, 2025 MT L3 1RNF53A24JR044719
84143947 Mar 15, 2025 MT L2 1FUJHHDR7NLNB5690
84143947 Mar 15, 2025 MT L2 1RNF53A24JR044719
80142703 Nov 10, 2023 NC L3 1FUJHHDR7NLNB5690

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