Roadside Inspection 88950003

Roadside inspection on Sep 9, 2026 in South Dakota • Carrier: SUN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2575849) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88950003
Date:
Sep 9, 2026
State:
South Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SPEARFISH SD
Carrier (USDOT):
SUN EXPRESS INC (2575849)
Operating authority:
MC900966
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1303075 (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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.90 violations per inspection across 413 prior records
vs Level 3 median in South Dakota
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 11,752 Level 3 inspections in South Dakota during 2026
vs typical at SPEARFISH SD
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 137 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
1
1 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)
63%
134 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
6
5 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
19
16 violations · 3 OOS · 0.84 per inspection
Prior 365 days
134
86 violations · 14 OOS · 0.64 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-HOSPDOOS (HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain:, severity weight 7). (395.8E-HOSPDOOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR8NSNB8716 IL P1303075 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3UTVS2535S8213346 IL 1021554ST UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2025

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E-HOSPDOOS HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain: 7 Hours of Service 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
88990677 Sep 14, 2026 WY L1 CHEYENNE I-80 POE 0
89026983 Sep 13, 2026 WA L1 LIBERTY LAKE WA 0
88988852 Sep 13, 2026 SD L3 TILFORD SD 0
88985233 Sep 13, 2026 AR L3 VAN BUREN AR 0
89028314 Sep 11, 2026 MN L1 MOORHEAD MN 8 OOS
88952417 Sep 8, 2026 CO L1 CORTEZ CO 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87231445 Mar 2, 2026 WA L3 3UTVS2535S8213346
87231445 Mar 2, 2026 WA L3 3AKJHHDR8NSNB8716
86442037 Nov 27, 2025 NM L2 3UTVS2535S8213346
86442037 Nov 27, 2025 NM L2 3AKJHHDR8NSNB8716
85967419 Oct 3, 2025 MS L1 3AKJHHDR8NSNB8716
85967419 Oct 3, 2025 MS L1 3UTVS2535S8213346
85897098 Sep 27, 2025 SD L3 3AKJHHDR8NSNB8716
85897098 Sep 27, 2025 SD L3 3UTVS2535S8213346

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