Artesian
Roadside inspection site in South Dakota • 19 inspections on record
Artesian is a roadside inspection site in South Dakota where state law-enforcement officers conduct commercial-vehicle inspections under the federal Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP). Most inspections at this site are Level III — Driver Only. Last recorded inspection: Mar 26, 2026. Use this page to see how often the site is active, what violations inspectors most often cite, which carriers come through, and how the out-of-service rate compares to the state average.
Possibly dormant or seasonal
No FMCSA inspections have been recorded at Artesian in the last 90 days. The site may be seasonal, temporarily closed, or unstaffed. Check with the state DOT or commercial-vehicle enforcement office before relying on current activity levels.
- Name:
- Artesian
- State:
- South Dakota (SD)
- Total Inspections (station key):
- 19
- OOS Rate:
- 10.5%
- Active Since:
- Oct 23, 2023
- Latest Inspection:
- Mar 26, 2026
Ranks 181st by inspection volume in South Dakota.
About This Inspection Site
Artesian is a roadside inspection location in South Dakota where FMCSA-certified inspectors conduct safety inspections of commercial motor vehicles under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP). This site has 19 recorded inspections attributed to its station key from Oct 23, 2023 to Mar 26, 2026 .
A total of 16 unique carriers have been inspected at this site. The average number of violations per inspection is 0.7. The out-of-service rate is 10.5%, meaning a moderate number of inspected vehicles or drivers are placed out of service for safety deficiencies.
Inspections follow CVSA (Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance) North American Standard procedures and may include weight checks, credential verification, mechanical inspection, hours-of-service compliance review, and hazardous materials documentation checks. Vehicles or drivers that fail critical safety criteria are placed out of service until deficiencies are corrected.
Reported inspection-feed labels
Raw FMCSA reported-location label recorded on inspections already attributed to this station key. Tile counts use that station-key scope (same population as the hero). Each link opens the audit/evidence cluster page for that label — every inspection FMCSA filed under that exact reported text in the South Dakota inspection feed, including rows not yet keyed to this canonical station. Those cluster pages can therefore show a higher total. For the deep canonical-station view, you're already here.
Inspection Level Breakdown
19 station-key inspections by CVSA level (same total as the hero).
Top Carriers Inspected Here
Carriers most frequently inspected at this site — top 16 by inspection count.
| # | Carrier | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STANS INC | 4 |
| 2 | CRETE CARRIER CORPORATION | 1 |
| 3 | ROSEN'S INC | 1 |
| 4 | COLE PAPERS INC | 1 |
| 5 | K & J TRUCKING INC | 1 |
| 6 | DEAN'S BULK SERVICE INC | 1 |
| 7 | KOSTER GRAIN INC | 1 |
| 8 | BAR K CATTLE LLC | 1 |
| 9 | EAST RIVER ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE INC | 1 |
| 10 | PAUL DOUGLAS HANTEN | 1 |
| 11 | GLM ENTERPRISES INC | 1 |
| 12 | SPLASH TRANSPORT INC | 1 |
| 13 | WIT TRUCKING LLC | 1 |
| 14 | NVA TRANSPORTATION INC | 1 |
| 15 | C & A TRANSPORT LLC | 1 |
| 16 | GIMBEL TRUCKING LLC | 1 |
Inspection Volume by Year
All years on file at this site — complements the monthly chart below.
Monthly Inspection Volume
Inspections per month, last 10 months on chart.
Peer Stations in South Dakota
Stations of similar inspection volume — useful for comparing OOS rates and operating patterns.
Recent Inspections
Latest 10 of 11 inspections at this site. View full inspection log →
| Inspection ID | Carrier | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| 87428690 | CRETE CARRIER CORPORATION | 0 |
| 86348933 | COLE PAPERS INC | 0 |
| 86348917 | BAR K CATTLE LLC | 4 |
| 84678702 | SPLASH TRANSPORT INC | 1 |
| 82320835 | GLM ENTERPRISES INC | 0 |
| 82311073 | C & A TRANSPORT LLC | 3 |
| 82310893 | DEAN'S BULK SERVICE INC | 0 |
| 82310775 | STANS INC | 0 |
| 81765800 | WIT TRUCKING LLC | 2 |
| 81765768 | PAUL DOUGLAS HANTEN | 1 |
Full record tables
Paginated carrier, inspection, and violation-code logs for this station.
About FMCSA inspection stations
FMCSA inspection stations — sometimes called weigh stations, scales, or ports of entry — are the physical points where state law-enforcement officers stop commercial motor vehicles to conduct safety inspections, weight checks, and credential verification. The federal Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) funds the inspector workforce; the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) defines the inspection-level standards (Levels I through VI). Every report becomes part of FMCSA's national inspection file, which is what TruckCodex mirrors here.
A station's "OOS rate" — out-of-service rate — measures the share of inspections that ended with the vehicle, driver, or both placed out of service. A high OOS rate doesn't necessarily mean the inspectors are stricter; more often it reflects the population of carriers passing through the corridor. A low OOS rate often means the station is on a route used by larger, well-maintained fleets running regular pre-trip programs.
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