Roadside Inspection 88851561

Roadside inspection on Aug 30, 2026 in South Dakota • Carrier: DEN CARGO INC (USDOT 3970499) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
3
60% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88851561
Date:
Aug 30, 2026
State:
South Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SISSETON SD
Carrier (USDOT):
DEN CARGO INC (3970499)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
DF96BK (FL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 22.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.41 violations per inspection across 189 prior records
vs Level 2 median in South Dakota
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 3,828 Level 2 inspections in South Dakota during 2026
vs typical at SISSETON SD
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,411 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
5
4 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)
40%
91 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
11
14 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
18
39 violations · 6 OOS · 2.17 per inspection
Prior 365 days
91
143 violations · 20 OOS · 1.57 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 3AKJHHDR3KSKC0943 FL DF96BK FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K8PS017030 TN 232376T HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2023

Violations Cited

5 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
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.30B1-ELDDFR HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the informaiton. 1 Hours of Service
395.30B1-ELDDFR HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the informaiton. 1 Hours of Service

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
88827806 Aug 27, 2026 NE L3 WAVERLY NE 1
88785515 Aug 23, 2026 AZ L2 KINGMAN AZ 1 OOS
88770943 Aug 21, 2026 TN L3 2
88703393 Aug 12, 2026 AR L3 0
88681264 Aug 12, 2026 OK L1 LOVE PORT OF ENTRY 3 OOS
88696976 Aug 11, 2026 WI L2 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87547086 Apr 9, 2026 WY L3 3H3V532K8PS017030
86431620 Nov 26, 2025 UT L3 3H3V532K8PS017030
85425909 Aug 3, 2025 MO L3 3AKJHHDR3KSKC0943
82209477 Jul 24, 2024 IN L3 3AKJHHDR3KSKC0943
79860093 Oct 6, 2023 AL L2 3H3V532K8PS017030 OOS
79520512 Aug 28, 2023 IL L3 3H3V532K8PS017030
79108435 Jul 8, 2023 LA L3 3H3V532K8PS017030

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