Roadside Inspection 78416219

Roadside inspection on Apr 20, 2023 in Montana • Carrier: DULCE TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3173908) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78416219
Date:
Apr 20, 2023
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BUTTE WB SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
DULCE TRUCKING LLC (3173908)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 378 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
C39413U (WA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 3.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2023, 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 Level 2 median in Montana
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 7,800 Level 2 inspections in Montana during 2023
vs typical at BUTTE WB SCALE
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 114 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
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 395.8(e)(1) (Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status, severity weight 0). (395.8(e)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPFDB9X9PD327332 WA C39413U PETERBILT 378 1993
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1T9SC53494B656116 WA 16528AE TRINITY TRAILER MFG., INC.
Ticket: Unknown
TRINITY TRAILER MFG., INC. 2004

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status Hours of Service OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88837781 Aug 28, 2026 OR L2 1T9SC53494B656116 OOS
88573457 Jul 31, 2026 OR L2 1T9SC53494B656116 OOS
86533998 Dec 10, 2025 OR L2 1T9SC53494B656116 OOS
86533998 Dec 10, 2025 OR L2 1XPFDB9X9PD327332 OOS
83633432 Jan 15, 2025 WA L2 1XPFDB9X9PD327332 OOS

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