Roadside Inspection 88859810

Roadside inspection on Aug 31, 2026 in South Dakota • Carrier: EM CARGO LLC (USDOT 3073738) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88859810
Date:
Aug 31, 2026
State:
South Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SISSETON SD
Carrier (USDOT):
EM CARGO LLC (3073738)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1305011 (IL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 11.

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 0.65 violations per inspection across 767 prior records
vs Level 1 median in South Dakota
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 2,671 Level 1 inspections in South Dakota during 2026
vs typical at SISSETON SD
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,425 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 414,924 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)
61%
293 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
15
6 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
60
23 violations · 5 OOS · 0.38 per inspection
Prior 365 days
293
193 violations · 37 OOS · 0.66 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 393.70B1I-CDSLI-MT25 (Coupling - Slider latching fasteners - More than 25% ineffective on either side., severity weight 3). (393.70B1I-CDSLI-MT25)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR8TSWN3826 IL P1305011 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2026
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D9RL503506 IL 978597ST WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2024

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.48A-BMBCBD Drum Brake - Missing/broken component(s). 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.70B1I-CDSLI-MT25 Coupling - Slider latching fasteners - More than 25% ineffective on either side. 3 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
88862115 Aug 31, 2026 AL L2 HEADLAND AL 1
88855353 Aug 31, 2026 SD L2 JEFFERSON SD 3 OOS
88839062 Aug 26, 2026 AR L1 WEST MEMPHIS AR 1 OOS
88774785 Aug 23, 2026 MS L2 0
88773742 Aug 21, 2026 MO L3 0
88766200 Aug 20, 2026 CO L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88379882 Jul 8, 2026 TX L2 3AKJHHDR8TSWN3826 OOS
86854370 Jan 11, 2026 IL L3 1JJV532D9RL503506
85925237 Sep 30, 2025 SD L3 3AKJHHDR8TSWN3826
85097962 Jun 24, 2025 MN L3 1JJV532D9RL503506
83639707 Jan 16, 2025 TX L2 1JJV532D9RL503506

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