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Roadside Inspection 78621774

Roadside inspection on May 12, 2023 in Montana • Carrier: ROBERGE TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 883977) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK 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 #:
78621774
Date:
May 12, 2023
State:
Montana
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HARLOWTON
Operating authority:
MC385219
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 5700 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
319MQC (SK)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 16.

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 HARLOWTON
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 84 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 393.75(a) (Flat tire or fabric exposed, severity weight 8). (393.75(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJBHDR7NLNN5896 SK 319MQC WESTERN STAR 5700 2022 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TKJ0534NM039397 SK 324MQC Trail — — —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a) Flat tire or fabric exposed 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75(b) Tire-front tread depth less than 4/32 of inch on a major tread groove 8 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
78865605 Jun 9, 2023 WA L3 — 3 —
78790957 May 31, 2023 SD L3 JEFFERSON PORT OF ENTRY 0 —
78667499 May 17, 2023 MT L1 SIDNEY A SITE 2 —
78693557 May 15, 2023 WA L3 — 0 —
78618396 May 13, 2023 NC L3 — 0 —
78610624 May 10, 2023 WA L2 EAST 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85011574 Jun 21, 2025 CO L3 5KJJBHDR7NLNN5896 —
81391838 Apr 11, 2024 WA L2 5KJJBHDR7NLNN5896 —
78459517 Apr 25, 2023 WY L2 1TKJ0534NM039397 —
78459517 Apr 25, 2023 WY L2 5KJJBHDR7NLNN5896 —

Related records

Recent activity at HARLOWTON

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
80072817 Oct 19, 2023 IMG TRUCKING INC 0 —
79968376 Oct 19, 2023 WHITEWOOD TRANSPORT INC 0 —
79968375 Oct 19, 2023 CENTRAL TRANSPORT LLC 0 —
79968371 Oct 19, 2023 MAGNUM LTD 0 —
79956234 Oct 18, 2023 GREG WINTER TRANSPORTATION LLC 0 —
79956233 Oct 18, 2023 E SERVICES LLC 0 —