Roadside Inspection 79719792

Roadside inspection on Sep 20, 2023 in Montana • Carrier: HIGH END LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 4014687) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
2
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79719792
Date:
Sep 20, 2023
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LIMA
Vehicle:
FORD F-250 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
PZJ8450 (TX)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 18.

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
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 7,800 Level 2 inspections in Montana during 2023
vs typical at LIMA
6
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 692 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
6
5 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 395.3(b)(2) (Driving after 70 hours on duty in a 8 day period. (Property carrying vehicle), severity weight 7). (395.3(b)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FT7W2BT0KEF00276 TX PZJ8450 FORD F-250 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 16V3F382XM6074598 TX 764630K BIG TEX Big Tex 2021

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.3(a)(2) Driving beyond 11-hour driving limit 7 Hours of Service
395.3(b)(2) Driving after 70 hours on duty in a 8 day period. (Property carrying vehicle) 7 Hours of Service OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
391.41(a)(1) 391.41(a)(1) Driver Fitness OOS
395.3(a)(3)(i) Requiring or permitting a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle driver to drive more than 11 hours Hours of Service
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status Hours of Service

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
80080760 Nov 2, 2023 NC L1 0
79641760 Sep 12, 2023 OK L1 I40 AND KICKAPOO ST 8 OOS
79596538 Sep 5, 2023 IA L2 3
79538033 Aug 28, 2023 UT L1 ST GEORGE PORT-NB 3
79458926 Aug 17, 2023 MO L1 6
79409081 Aug 14, 2023 TN L1 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87090753 Feb 18, 2026 TX L2 1FT7W2BT0KEF00276
85481770 Aug 12, 2025 NM L1 1FT7W2BT0KEF00276
85019474 Jun 19, 2025 IA L1 1FT7W2BT0KEF00276
80080760 Nov 2, 2023 NC L1 1FT7W2BT0KEF00276
80080760 Nov 2, 2023 NC L1 16V3F382XM6074598
79641760 Sep 12, 2023 OK L1 16V3F382XM6074598 OOS
79641760 Sep 12, 2023 OK L1 1FT7W2BT0KEF00276 OOS
79409081 Aug 14, 2023 TN L1 1FT7W2BT0KEF00276

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