Roadside Inspection 88918469

Roadside inspection on Sep 5, 2026 in South Dakota • Carrier: ARC EXPRESS INC (USDOT 4093379) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88918469
Date:
Sep 5, 2026
State:
South Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
VALLEY SPRINGS SD
Carrier (USDOT):
ARC EXPRESS INC (4093379)
Operating authority:
MC1559862
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1300948 (IL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 7.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 1.75 violations per inspection across 224 prior records
vs Level 3 median in South Dakota
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 11,752 Level 3 inspections in South Dakota during 2026
vs typical at VALLEY SPRINGS SD
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 4,110 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
3
3 more than the median (0)
Compared to 594,945 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
34%
109 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
9
13 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
32
57 violations · 10 OOS · 1.78 per inspection
Prior 365 days
109
208 violations · 32 OOS · 1.91 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 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH9LN203948 IL P1300948 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1RNF53A21RR068620 IL 969305ST REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Inc 2024

Violations Cited

3 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
395.8A No drivers record of duty status when one is required 1 Hours of Service
395.8A No drivers record of duty status when one is required 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
88959493 Sep 10, 2026 NM L2 NM 1
88958281 Sep 10, 2026 NC L3 ASHEVILLE NC 0
88960612 Sep 9, 2026 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 4 OOS
88957479 Sep 9, 2026 KY L3 0
88912792 Sep 3, 2026 AL L2 BAY MINETTE AL 0
88829148 Aug 26, 2026 TX L3 TX 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85638500 Aug 24, 2025 MO L3 1RNF53A21RR068620
85638500 Aug 24, 2025 MO L3 4V4NC9EH9LN203948
85329851 Jul 25, 2025 AZ L3 1RNF53A21RR068620
85329851 Jul 25, 2025 AZ L3 4V4NC9EH9LN203948
84563739 May 1, 2025 ID L3 1RNF53A21RR068620
84563739 May 1, 2025 ID L3 4V4NC9EH9LN203948
84496721 Apr 24, 2025 KS L2 4V4NC9EH9LN203948
84496721 Apr 24, 2025 KS L2 1RNF53A21RR068620

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