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Roadside Inspection 78545274

Roadside inspection on May 4, 2023 in Montana • Carrier: ALWAYS AFFORDABLE MOVING & STORAGE INC (USDOT 1458907) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78545274
Date:
May 4, 2023
State:
Montana
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BILLINGS WB SCALE
Operating authority:
MC551161
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AW500W (NJ)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a 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
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 7,800 Level 2 inspections in Montana during 2023
vs typical at BILLINGS WB SCALE
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 188 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR9MSMU7383 NJ AW500W FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2021 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1KKVE5328ML248251 ME 264491A KENTUCKY
Ticket: Knti
Electronics Trailer 2021 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 4 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
78978154 Jun 22, 2023 NY L2 — 1 —
78797632 Jun 1, 2023 SC L3 I-77 SB ROADSIDE 1 —
78782755 May 25, 2023 WA L3 STANWOODWA 1 —
78695963 May 23, 2023 WA L3 NAPAVINEWA 1 —
78656706 May 17, 2023 ME L3 YORK 4 OOS
78526815 May 4, 2023 RI L3 — 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88328370 Jul 6, 2026 CA L2 3AKJHHDR9MSMU7383 —
87317130 Mar 16, 2026 CA L3 3AKJHHDR9MSMU7383 —
86649244 Dec 20, 2025 MT L2 1KKVE5328ML248251 —
86096692 Oct 15, 2025 NV L3 3AKJHHDR9MSMU7383 —
84066580 Mar 6, 2025 CO L3 1KKVE5328ML248251 —
83821135 Feb 4, 2025 NY L2 3AKJHHDR9MSMU7383 —
81896397 Jun 14, 2024 MT L2 3AKJHHDR9MSMU7383 —
81896397 Jun 14, 2024 MT L2 1KKVE5328ML248251 —

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