Roadside Inspection 88994675

Roadside inspection on Sep 14, 2026 in South Dakota • Carrier: T J BLACKBURN SYRUP WORKS INC (USDOT 59904) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88994675
Date:
Sep 14, 2026
State:
South Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
VALLEY SPRINGS SD
Operating authority:
MC277680
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R671437 (TX)

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 14.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.29 violations per inspection across 97 prior records
vs Level 2 median in South Dakota
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 4,169 Level 2 inspections in South Dakota during 2026
vs typical at VALLEY SPRINGS SD
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 4,146 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 597,431 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
29%
21 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
1
2 violations · 0 OOS · 2.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
21
36 violations · 4 OOS · 1.71 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 396.3A1-AASGMD (More than 25% of the slider-guide/hold-down brackets are missing or disengaged., severity weight 3). (396.3A1-AASGMD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDRXRSUK7392 TX R671437 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR1P0622KJ169352 IN PC64661 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2019

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E1PC HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - NON–OOS 7 Hours of Service
396.3A1-AASGMD More than 25% of the slider-guide/hold-down brackets are missing or disengaged. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.86A1-RIG Rear Impact Guards - Trailers and semitrailers manufactured on or after January 26, 1998 inadequate or missing. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95A4-EENA Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - not readily accessible. 2 Vehicle Maintenance

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
88713078 Aug 14, 2026 IL L1 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85221895 Jul 15, 2025 OK L3 3AKJHHDRXRSUK7392
85032421 Jun 20, 2025 TX L2 3AKJHHDRXRSUK7392
84641353 May 9, 2025 NM L2 1GR1P0622KJ169352 OOS
84459506 Apr 17, 2025 CA L1 3AKJHHDRXRSUK7392
84322340 Apr 4, 2025 LA L3 3AKJHHDRXRSUK7392
83170245 Nov 13, 2024 TX L2 3AKJHHDRXRSUK7392
82384813 Aug 13, 2024 TX L2 3AKJHHDRXRSUK7392
81705961 May 20, 2024 TX L2 3AKJHHDRXRSUK7392

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