Roadside Inspection 80001622

Roadside inspection on Oct 25, 2023 in Montana • Carrier: SEEM AIR INC (USDOT 3453759) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK 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 #:
80001622
Date:
Oct 25, 2023
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BILLINGS MT
Carrier (USDOT):
SEEM AIR INC (3453759)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RP01460 (WA)

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 5.

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 Level 3 median in Montana
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 9,537 Level 3 inspections in Montana during 2023
vs typical at BILLINGS MT
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 364 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
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 395.8A1-HOSP (HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed., severity weight 5). (395.8A1-HOSP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EJXPN320186 WA RP01460 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 13N2532C3P1561652 ME 5122862 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 1993

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 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
80055771 Oct 29, 2023 ID L2 HAMER ID 2
79989438 Oct 19, 2023 WA L1 RIDGEFIELD WA 5 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88785652 Aug 24, 2026 NM L1 4V4NC9EJXPN320186
87225074 Mar 5, 2026 NM L3 4V4NC9EJXPN320186
87082589 Feb 17, 2026 CO L2 4V4NC9EJXPN320186
86623525 Dec 18, 2025 UT L3 4V4NC9EJXPN320186
86548079 Dec 10, 2025 CO L3 13N2532C3P1561652
85603724 Aug 26, 2025 UT L1 4V4NC9EJXPN320186 OOS
85383220 Jul 30, 2025 IL L3 4V4NC9EJXPN320186
84829902 May 30, 2025 OR L3 4V4NC9EJXPN320186

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