MIDWAY SCALE
Roadside inspection site in South Dakota • 270 inspections on record
MIDWAY SCALE 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 II — Walk-Around. Last recorded inspection: Oct 31, 2023. 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 MIDWAY SCALE 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:
- MIDWAY SCALE
- State:
- South Dakota (SD)
- Total Inspections:
- 270
- OOS Rate:
- 8.9%
- Active Since:
- Apr 5, 2023
- Latest Inspection:
- Oct 31, 2023
Ranks 39th by inspection volume in South Dakota.
About This Inspection Site
MIDWAY SCALE 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 conducted 270 recorded inspections from Apr 5, 2023 to Oct 31, 2023 .
A total of 229 unique carriers have been inspected at this site. The average number of violations per inspection is 1. The out-of-service rate is 8.9%, meaning a moderate number of inspected vehicles or drivers are placed out of service for safety deficiencies.
This site has conducted 3 inspections involving hazardous materials violations, representing 1.1% of all inspections. HazMat inspections include verification of placarding, shipping papers, container integrity, and driver training documentation.
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.
The most frequently cited violation at this site is Violation of Local Laws - Explain: (Unsafe Driving) with 120 citations , followed by Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection (39 citations) . A total of 53 distinct violation codes have been cited at this location.
Reported inspection-feed labels
Raw FMCSA reported-location label that have been recorded against this canonical inspection site. 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. For the deep canonical-station view, you're already here.
Inspection Level Breakdown
270 inspections by CVSA level
Most-Cited Violations at This Station
Top 10 FMCSR codes by citation count. Full violation-code table →
| # | Code | Citations | OOS % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 392.2 | 120 | 0.0% |
| 2 | 396.17(c) | 39 | 0.0% |
| 3 | 393.9(a) | 21 | 14.3% |
| 4 | 393.75(c) | 16 | 12.5% |
| 5 | 393.95(a) | 8 | 0.0% |
| 6 | 393.75(a)(3) | 6 | 100.0% |
| 7 | 393.45(d) | 5 | 0.0% |
| 8 | 393.95(f) | 3 | 0.0% |
| 9 | 383.23(a)(2) | 3 | 100.0% |
| 10 | 396.9(d)(2) | 3 | 0.0% |
Top Carriers Inspected Here
Carriers most frequently inspected at this site — top 25 by inspection count. Browse all 229 carriers →
| # | Carrier | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AGUIRRE TRUCKING LLC | 4 |
| 2 | WERNER ENTERPRISES INC | 3 |
| 3 | NORTON TRANSPORT INC | 3 |
| 4 | NIM TRANSPORTATION LLC | 3 |
| 5 | HEINE EXPRESS LLC | 3 |
| 6 | ROLLIN' COAL TRUCKING LLC | 3 |
| 7 | YELLOW DIAMOND TRUCKING LLC | 3 |
| 8 | VINNANG FREIGHT CARRIERS LTD | 3 |
| 9 | HEYL TRUCK LINES INC | 2 |
| 10 | SCHUSTER COMPANY | 2 |
| 11 | BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC | 2 |
| 12 | DAHL TRUCKING LLC | 2 |
| 13 | GROWMARK INC | 2 |
| 14 | WM D SCEPANIAK INC | 2 |
| 15 | FOOTHILLS CONTRACTING INC | 2 |
| 16 | COONEY FERTILIZER INC | 2 |
| 17 | TRIPLE O TRANSPORT LTD | 2 |
| 18 | NEW BERN TRANSPORT CORPORATION | 2 |
| 19 | LONG CREEK STEEL LLC | 2 |
| 20 | EW WYLIE LLC | 2 |
| 21 | JOE RUD TRUCKING INC | 2 |
| 22 | NORCO CORPORATION | 2 |
| 23 | TRAVIS MONTGOMERY TRUCKING LLC | 2 |
| 24 | PRAIRIE STATES TRUCKING INC | 2 |
| 25 | NORTHEAST PIPE & PANEL INC | 2 |
Monthly Inspection Volume
Inspections per month, last 7 months on chart.
Peer Stations in South Dakota
Stations of similar inspection volume — useful for comparing OOS rates and operating patterns.
OOS Rate vs South Dakota Average
How this site's out-of-service rate compares to the state-wide weighted average.
Recent Inspections
Latest 10 of 135 inspections at this site. View full inspection log →
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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