SCALE
Roadside inspection site in South Dakota • 15 inspections on record
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 III — Driver Only. Last recorded inspection: Oct 3, 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 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:
- SCALE
- State:
- South Dakota (SD)
- Total Inspections (station key):
- 15
- Active Since:
- Jun 17, 2023
- Latest Inspection:
- Oct 3, 2023
Ranks 233rd by inspection volume in South Dakota.
About This Inspection Site
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 15 recorded inspections attributed to its station key from Jun 17, 2023 to Oct 3, 2023 .
A total of 15 unique carriers have been inspected at this site. The average number of violations per inspection is 0.
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
15 station-key inspections by CVSA level (same total as the hero).
Top Carriers Inspected Here
Carriers most frequently inspected at this site — top 15 by inspection count.
| # | Carrier | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUDE TRANSPORTATION INC | 1 |
| 2 | SMITH TRUCKING INC | 1 |
| 3 | ALLIED VAN LINES INC | 1 |
| 4 | TAYLOR TRUCK LINE INC | 1 |
| 5 | K & J TRUCKING INC | 1 |
| 6 | KRUEGER TRUCKING INC | 1 |
| 7 | D&E TRANSPORT LLC | 1 |
| 8 | BRENDAMOUR MOVING & STORAGE INC | 1 |
| 9 | PIK GLOBAL SERVICES INC | 1 |
| 10 | UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA) INC | 1 |
| 11 | KING FARMS TRUCKING LLC | 1 |
| 12 | WESTERN SPECIALIZED INC | 1 |
| 13 | WESTERN TRANSPORT LLC | 1 |
| 14 | LION LINES GROUP INC | 1 |
| 15 | IIK TRANSPORT INC | 1 |
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Recent Inspections
Latest 10 of 8 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.
TruckCodex is not affiliated with the FMCSA, MCSAP, CVSA, or any state DOT. Every station record on this site is sourced from the public FMCSA inspection file and refreshed daily. We do not publish staffed hours, schedule changes, or upcoming enforcement details — those would not be public to begin with. For the live status of any specific station, contact the operating state's commercial-vehicle enforcement bureau.