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Roadside Inspection 89024122

Roadside inspection on Sep 16, 2026 in South Dakota • Carrier: FRENCH TRUCKING INC (USDOT 215867) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS 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 #:
89024122
Date:
Sep 16, 2026
State:
South Dakota
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
JEFFERSON SD
Carrier (USDOT):
FRENCH TRUCKING INC (215867)
Operating authority:
MC203893
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
S3517HY (TN)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 36.

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 0.87 violations per inspection across 351 prior records
vs Level 2 median in South Dakota
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 4,432 Level 2 inspections in South Dakota during 2026
vs typical at JEFFERSON SD
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 4,096 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 628,402 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)
49%
111 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
12
8 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
29
33 violations · 4 OOS · 1.14 per inspection
Prior 365 days
111
107 violations · 19 OOS · 0.96 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 3AKJHHFG6RSVC5701 TN S3517HY FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAP0624FJ647356 TN 751391T GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2015 —

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
393.207B-AALPME-OOS More than 25% of the locking pins are missing or not engaged. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.3A2-HOSPD HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time: 7 Hours of Service —
395.3A3I-HOSPDIT HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the time of inspection. Time: 7 Hours of Service OOS
395.8E1PC HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - NON–OOS 7 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
89150123 Sep 30, 2026 TN L3 KNOXVILLE TN 0 —
89140664 Sep 29, 2026 IN L3 NEW HARMONY IN 2 —
89109407 Sep 25, 2026 TN L3 WAYNESBORO TN 0 —
89108090 Sep 25, 2026 TN L3 WAYNESBORO TN 0 —
89090578 Sep 24, 2026 OR L3 HUNTINGTON OR 0 —
89066727 Sep 22, 2026 NM L2 NM 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88662558 Aug 10, 2026 NM L2 3AKJHHFG6RSVC5701 —
87684204 Apr 25, 2026 TN L3 3AKJHHFG6RSVC5701 —
87617155 Apr 17, 2026 TN L3 1GRAP0624FJ647356 —
85707718 Sep 4, 2025 IN L3 3AKJHHFG6RSVC5701 —
85139092 Jul 5, 2025 NM L3 3AKJHHFG6RSVC5701 —
83976314 Feb 25, 2025 SC L3 3AKJHHFG6RSVC5701 —
82628625 Sep 11, 2024 SD L2 3AKJHHFG6RSVC5701 —
82111036 Jul 8, 2024 AZ L2 3AKJHHFG6RSVC5701 —

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