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Roadside Inspection 89199434

Roadside inspection on Oct 7, 2026 in South Dakota • Carrier: EASTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 162408)

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
—
Not recorded
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89199434
Date:
Oct 7, 2026
State:
South Dakota
Type:
—
Units inspected:
0
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
VALLEY SPRINGS SD
Carrier (USDOT):
EASTERN EXPRESS INC (162408)
Operating authority:
MC149582

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 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.15 violations per inspection across 821 prior records
vs Level 2 median in South Dakota
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 4,658 Level 2 inspections in South Dakota during 2026
vs typical at VALLEY SPRINGS SD
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 3,965 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 665,843 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)
50%
224 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
14
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
53
50 violations · 7 OOS · 0.94 per inspection
Prior 365 days
224
261 violations · 40 OOS · 1.17 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

Vehicle unit details are pending — typically arrive within a few days.

Vehicle unit details pending

Vehicle unit details (VIN, plate, make/model/year, per-unit OOS flags) are typically available within a few days of the inspection date as the FMCSA unit feed catches up. Check back soon. The inspection summary itself is complete — violations, stations, dates, and overall OOS status are all accurate.

Violations Cited

1 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

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
89310539 Oct 20, 2026 SC L3 WINNSBORO SC 0 —
89241632 Oct 11, 2026 CO L2 LAMAR CO 0 —
89216035 Oct 7, 2026 TX L2 TX 0 —
89206714 Oct 6, 2026 TN L1 STANTON TN 0 —
89204149 Oct 5, 2026 MO L3 FREDERICKTOWN MO 0 —
89149596 Sep 30, 2026 TN L2 FRANKEWING TN 1 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

Check booking and risk signals for USDOT 162408 — tools open pre-filled.

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