Roadside Inspection 80653400

Roadside inspection on Jan 21, 2024 in Montana • Carrier: PAGONIS LIVE BAIT LTD (USDOT 807445) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80653400
Date:
Jan 21, 2024
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BILLINGS MT
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PA53401 (ON)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 21.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2024, 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.86 violations per inspection across 29 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Montana
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 9,784 Level 2 inspections in Montana during 2024
vs typical at BILLINGS MT
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,830 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
45%
29 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
3
4 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
13 violations · 0 OOS · 2.17 per inspection
Prior 365 days
29
54 violations · 3 OOS · 1.86 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 383.23A2-LCDLN (License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL., severity weight 8). (383.23A2-LCDLN)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH7LN266319 ON PA53401 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0620KB164467 ON X5193N GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1989

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23A2-LCDLN License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.75B-TFV Tires - Front, less than 4/32 inch tread depth. 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance

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
81160609 Mar 20, 2024 MD L2 WORCESTER COUNTY 0
81111635 Mar 8, 2024 CO L2 LOMA CO 0
81029669 Mar 5, 2024 WY L3 0
80991591 Feb 29, 2024 WY L3 KEMMMERER POE 2
80957451 Feb 20, 2024 CO L1 CORTEZ CO 2 OOS
80871190 Feb 15, 2024 KY L1 LONDON 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88677853 Aug 12, 2026 MI L2 1GRAA0620KB164467
88574598 Jul 30, 2026 ID L1 1GRAA0620KB164467
87038204 Feb 11, 2026 CO L2 4V4NC9EH7LN266319 OOS
86278486 Nov 5, 2025 WA L3 1GRAA0620KB164467
85850907 Sep 19, 2025 MT L3 1GRAA0620KB164467
85811817 Sep 17, 2025 SD L3 1GRAA0620KB164467
84034979 Mar 3, 2025 CO L3 4V4NC9EH7LN266319
83744265 Jan 30, 2025 MT L3 1GRAA0620KB164467

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