Roadside Inspection 80202070

Roadside inspection on Nov 14, 2023 in New York • Carrier: MONTANA GROUP OF COMPANIES LIMITED (USDOT 2824402) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80202070
Date:
Nov 14, 2023
State:
New York
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BUFFALO PEACE BRIDGE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER CST120 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PA62335 (ON)

What this inspection means

5 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 9.

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 this carrier's typical
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.80 violations per inspection across 51 prior records
vs Level 2 median in New York
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 39,299 Level 2 inspections in New York during 2023
vs typical at BUFFALO PEACE BRIDGE
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 517 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
43%
51 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
6
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
15
8 violations · 2 OOS · 0.53 per inspection
Prior 365 days
51
41 violations · 6 OOS · 0.80 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJBBCK25LP00253 ON PA62335 FREIGHTLINER CST120 2005
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTF532AXP3350347 ON X4919J BENSON/WABASH
Ticket: Trailer
Aluminium Flatbed 2023

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
395.24(c)(2)(ii) Driver failed to manually add the trailer number 1 Hours of Service
395.24(c)(2)(iii) Driver failed to manually add shipping document number 1 Hours of Service
395.30(b)(1) Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD 1 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
80616695 Jan 12, 2024 MI L3 1
83919709 Jan 11, 2024 NM L3 GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY 0
80591499 Jan 10, 2024 MI L2 1
80584272 Jan 10, 2024 UT L3 BRIGHAM CITY UT 0
80613689 Jan 9, 2024 NY L2 2
80510031 Jan 2, 2024 TN L3 KNOXVILLE TN 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83448452 Dec 19, 2024 VT L3 1FUJBBCK25LP00253
82911646 Oct 8, 2024 TX L2 1FUJBBCK25LP00253
81605377 May 14, 2024 MI L2 1TTF532AXP3350347 OOS

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