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Roadside Inspection 89120820

Roadside inspection on Sep 28, 2026 in South Dakota • Carrier: BH TRANS INC (USDOT 2888905) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89120820
Date:
Sep 28, 2026
State:
South Dakota
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SISSETON SD
Carrier (USDOT):
BH TRANS INC (2888905)
Operating authority:
MC844184
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1308579 (IL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 1.26 violations per inspection across 891 prior records
vs Level 1 median in South Dakota
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 2,898 Level 1 inspections in South Dakota during 2026
vs typical at SISSETON SD
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,459 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 456,766 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
43%
316 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
25
11 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
60
58 violations · 12 OOS · 0.97 per inspection
Prior 365 days
316
374 violations · 51 OOS · 1.18 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 393.47A-BDC (Brake - Drum has any external crack, or has any crack that opens upon brake application., severity weight 4). (393.47A-BDC)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 2WKPDCXH5VK945937 IL P1308579 WESTERN STAR 4900 1997 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS253XFU155494 KY T6Y272 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2015 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47A-BDC Brake - Drum has any external crack, or has any crack that opens upon brake application. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 1 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
89121675 Sep 28, 2026 MO L1 STEELE MO 6 —
89109802 Sep 26, 2026 SC L3 CHAPIN SC 0 —
89108423 Sep 25, 2026 TN L3 MT. JULIET TN 0 —
89107758 Sep 25, 2026 TN L1 MOHAWK TN 0 —
89098031 Sep 25, 2026 MI L3 MI 1 —
89096167 Sep 24, 2026 NM L2 NM 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86624051 Dec 19, 2025 GA L3 2WKPDCXH5VK945937 —
86383333 Nov 21, 2025 MS L3 2WKPDCXH5VK945937 —
85990119 Oct 8, 2025 US L1 2WKPDCXH5VK945937 —
84520966 Apr 29, 2025 KY L2 2WKPDCXH5VK945937 —
83597927 Jan 13, 2025 AR L1 2WKPDCXH5VK945937 —
82117125 Jul 15, 2024 KY L2 2WKPDCXH5VK945937 —

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