Roadside Inspection 80749919

Roadside inspection on Feb 2, 2024 in Montana • Carrier: ARD TRANSPORTS LLC (USDOT 3122193) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER 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 #:
80749919
Date:
Feb 2, 2024
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BILLINGS MT
Carrier (USDOT):
ARD TRANSPORTS LLC (3122193)
Operating authority:
MC88581
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
30640PF (NY)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2024, 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 9,784 Level 2 inspections in Montana during 2024
vs typical at BILLINGS MT
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 2,088 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 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJHHDR4PLUK9907 NY 30640PF FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2537P6879908 NY CF27649 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2023

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89023091 Sep 10, 2026 NY L3 1FUJHHDR4PLUK9907
89023091 Sep 10, 2026 NY L3 1UYVS2537P6879908
86393583 Nov 20, 2025 IL L3 1FUJHHDR4PLUK9907
84664605 May 14, 2025 OR L1 1UYVS2537P6879908
84471947 Apr 22, 2025 OR L3 1UYVS2537P6879908 OOS
84383995 Apr 7, 2025 NY L2 1UYVS2537P6879908
83179181 Nov 15, 2024 NY L2 1FUJHHDR4PLUK9907
81988504 Jun 26, 2024 MT L1 1UYVS2537P6879908

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