Roadside Inspection 88847589

Roadside inspection on Aug 29, 2026 in South Dakota • Carrier: EXPEDITE TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1697836) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
3
60% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88847589
Date:
Aug 29, 2026
State:
South Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TILFORD SD
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3174PZA (MN)

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 Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 20.

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 1.03 violations per inspection across 198 prior records
vs Level 1 median in South Dakota
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 2,660 Level 1 inspections in South Dakota during 2026
vs typical at TILFORD SD
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 2,972 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 413,791 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)
67%
46 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
5
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
7 violations · 2 OOS · 0.88 per inspection
Prior 365 days
46
21 violations · 5 OOS · 0.46 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 393.45D-BAAL (Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection., severity weight 4). (393.45D-BAAL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHFG8SSWC2308 MN 3174PZA FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2536P3988071 ME 5149566 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2023

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.11B2-Q Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record. 4 Driver Fitness OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45D-BAAL Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1-BALR Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test. 4 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
88826681 Aug 27, 2026 OR L3 BEND OR 0
88776127 Aug 21, 2026 IL L2 0
88714204 Aug 15, 2026 ND L2 0
88592501 Aug 1, 2026 SD L3 0
88568345 Jul 30, 2026 MT L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88592501 Aug 1, 2026 SD L3 3AKJHHFG8SSWC2308
87948077 May 23, 2026 ND L3 3AKJHHFG8SSWC2308
83109930 Nov 1, 2024 MN L3 3AKJHHFG8SSWC2308
81211928 Mar 23, 2024 CA L1 1UYVS2536P3988071

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