Roadside Inspection 79400212

Roadside inspection on Aug 11, 2023 in Montana • Carrier: DINO EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2896438) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79400212
Date:
Aug 11, 2023
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BUTTE SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
DINO EXPRESS INC (2896438)
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 5700 TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Wsts
Plate:
YP06485 (CA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 0.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 this carrier's typical
1
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.20 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
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 BUTTE SCALE
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 550 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
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
80%
10 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
4
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
2 violations · 1 OOS · 0.20 per inspection
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 5KJJBHDV7NLNM9531 CA YP06485 WESTERN STAR
Ticket: Wsts
5700 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1DW1A5323PSB08183 CA 4VN8851 STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers 2023

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
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.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
79813930 Sep 29, 2023 CA L3 2
79685530 Sep 15, 2023 AZ L3 I10 MP 123 EB 1
79509349 Aug 24, 2023 ID L3 4 OOS
79404509 Aug 11, 2023 CA L3 DONNER PASS IF 1
79501814 Aug 3, 2023 CA L5 TURLOCK AREA 0
79501813 Aug 3, 2023 CA L5 TURLOCK AREA 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88246386 Jun 24, 2026 CA L1 5KJJBHDV7NLNM9531
87876817 May 15, 2026 CA L2 5KJJBHDV7NLNM9531
87387430 Mar 24, 2026 CA L3 5KJJBHDV7NLNM9531
87069083 Feb 6, 2026 CA L2 5KJJBHDV7NLNM9531
86545979 Dec 10, 2025 CA L2 5KJJBHDV7NLNM9531
85817018 Sep 16, 2025 CA L2 5KJJBHDV7NLNM9531
84733318 May 19, 2025 CA L1 1DW1A5323PSB08183
84150765 Mar 14, 2025 CA L3 5KJJBHDV7NLNM9531

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Recent activity at BUTTE SCALE

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