Roadside Inspection 89036204

Roadside inspection on Sep 18, 2026 in South Dakota • Carrier: DAKOTA CARRIERS INC (USDOT 492947) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89036204
Date:
Sep 18, 2026
State:
South Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DELL RAPIDS SD
Carrier (USDOT):
DAKOTA CARRIERS INC (492947)
Operating authority:
MC255930
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PR52435 (SD)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above 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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.47 violations per inspection across 384 prior records
vs Level 3 median in South Dakota
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 12,067 Level 3 inspections in South Dakota during 2026
vs typical at DELL RAPIDS SD
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 167 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
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
74%
93 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
4
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
16
6 violations · 1 OOS · 0.38 per inspection
Prior 365 days
93
35 violations · 4 OOS · 0.38 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH0SN679634 SD PR52435 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2533R2116813 SD 25751P UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2024

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 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
88997897 Sep 12, 2026 MO L3 WILLOW SPRINGS MO 0
88898794 Sep 3, 2026 VT L1 FAIR HAVEN SCALE HOUSE 0
88901758 Sep 2, 2026 CO L2 FORT COLLINS CO 0
88875840 Sep 1, 2026 SD L2 VALLEY SPRINGS SD 0
88615659 Aug 5, 2026 SD L2 2
88583584 Aug 1, 2026 IA L2 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87601957 Apr 15, 2026 KS L2 1UYVS2533R2116813
86804761 Jan 14, 2026 NC L1 4V4NC9EH0SN679634
83999265 Feb 27, 2025 WY L1 4V4NC9EH0SN679634
83990993 Feb 26, 2025 WA L3 1UYVS2533R2116813
83681774 Jan 21, 2025 NM L3 4V4NC9EH0SN679634
83635207 Jan 17, 2025 SD L2 1UYVS2533R2116813
83553557 Jan 6, 2025 SD L3 4V4NC9EH0SN679634
82713611 Sep 20, 2024 MO L3 4V4NC9EH0SN679634

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