Roadside Inspection 79123979

Roadside inspection on Jul 11, 2023 in Montana • Carrier: L & M STEEL COMPANY LLC (USDOT 1415641) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79123979
Date:
Jul 11, 2023
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HAVRE SCALE
Operating authority:
MC538231
Vehicle:
KENWORTH W900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
215737 (NE)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 0.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs Level 3 median in Montana
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 9,537 Level 3 inspections in Montana during 2023
vs typical at HAVRE SCALE
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 268 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,721 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2023

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKWDB9X9VJ748942 NE 215737 KENWORTH W900 1997
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TKJ05323EM013087 NE 270216 TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES 2014

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
79584314 Sep 5, 2023 NE L3 2
79520344 Aug 24, 2023 IL L2 I-57 NB 1
79396935 Aug 10, 2023 IA L3 I-380 NB REST AREA 2
78677555 May 18, 2023 NE L3 DISMAL RIVER SCALE 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86664472 Dec 28, 2025 IA L3 1TKJ05323EM013087
84694273 May 12, 2025 MN L3 1TKJ05323EM013087
82436279 Aug 19, 2024 NE L2 1TKJ05323EM013087 OOS
81658323 May 20, 2024 NE L3 1TKJ05323EM013087
78597064 May 9, 2023 KS L2 1TKJ05323EM013087 OOS
78597064 May 9, 2023 KS L2 1XKWDB9X9VJ748942 OOS

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