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Roadside Inspection 82108937

Roadside inspection on Jul 12, 2024 in Montana • Carrier: APM CONSULTING INC (USDOT 2401771) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82108937
Date:
Jul 12, 2024
State:
Montana
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BILLINGS MT
Carrier (USDOT):
APM CONSULTING INC (2401771)
Operating authority:
MC826452
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PA05894 (MT)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 12.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 Level 1 median in Montana
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 3,804 Level 1 inspections in Montana during 2024
vs typical at BILLINGS MT
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 4,595 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
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 396.5(b) (Oil and/or grease leak, severity weight 3). (396.5(b))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB9X24D826612 MT PA05894 PETERBILT 379 2004 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS253XXU043411 MT 336339B UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 1999 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.83(e) Exhaust - System discharging from a truck or truck-tractor at a location other than at the rear of the cab. 1 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
89081589 Sep 22, 2026 ND L1 1XP5DB9X24D826612 —
87381869 Mar 24, 2026 SD L3 1XP5DB9X24D826612 —
79498189 Aug 23, 2023 MT L1 1XP5DB9X24D826612 —
79210845 Jul 21, 2023 MT L1 1XP5DB9X24D826612 —
78906596 Jun 10, 2023 ND L3 1XP5DB9X24D826612 —
78906596 Jun 10, 2023 ND L3 1UYVS253XXU043411 —
78621808 May 9, 2023 MT L2 1UYVS253XXU043411 OOS
78621808 May 9, 2023 MT L2 1XP5DB9X24D826612 OOS

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