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Roadside Inspection 89297793

Roadside inspection on Oct 17, 2026 in South Dakota • Carrier: ERKHAN TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 4266377) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89297793
Date:
Oct 17, 2026
State:
South Dakota
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SALEM SD
Operating authority:
MC1656205
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
217565H (IL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 12.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.83 violations per inspection across 12 prior records
vs Level 3 median in South Dakota
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 13,874 Level 3 inspections in South Dakota during 2026
vs typical at SALEM SD
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 143 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
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 685,398 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
42%
12 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
7
5 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
12
10 violations · 2 OOS · 0.83 per inspection
Prior 365 days
12
10 violations · 2 OOS · 0.83 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 391.11B2-Q (Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record., severity weight 4). (391.11B2-Q)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FT8W3DT4REE00389 IL 217565H FORD F-350 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4P53F4920V3074991 IL 1066037ST PJ
Ticket: Unknown
PJ 2027 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLL State/Local Laws - 8 Unsafe Driving —
391.11B2-Q Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record. 4 Driver Fitness 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
89239960 Oct 12, 2026 LA L1 RICHMOND LA 0 —
89166301 Oct 2, 2026 NV L3 REGION 3 2 OOS
89111699 Sep 27, 2026 WY L1 SHERIDAN/DIETZ POE 0 —
89108672 Sep 26, 2026 WY L3 CHEYENNE I-80 POE 0 —
89108106 Sep 25, 2026 TN L2 ARDMORE TN 2 —
89104143 Sep 24, 2026 TN L1 KNOXVILLE TN 1 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

Check booking and risk signals for USDOT 4266377 — tools open pre-filled.

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