Roadside Inspection 80464918

Roadside inspection on Dec 18, 2023 in Montana • Carrier: HESS BROTHER'S TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1682184) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80464918
Date:
Dec 18, 2023
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BILLINGS MT
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 385 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AM9912 (ID)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 2 median in Montana
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 7,800 Level 2 inspections in Montana during 2023
vs typical at BILLINGS MT
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,363 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
2
1 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

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPGDU9X1XD499774 ID AM9912 PETERBILT 385 1999
2 SEMI-TRAILER 0MX735301 ID 2829TI Fruehauf

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
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
80632748 Jan 17, 2024 MT L3 BILLINGS MT 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86921067 Jan 21, 2026 UT L2 1XPGDU9X1XD499774
85482783 Aug 12, 2025 WY L3 1XPGDU9X1XD499774

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