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Roadside Inspection 82942522

Roadside inspection on Oct 16, 2024 in Montana • Carrier: WESTERN BUILDING CENTER (USDOT 1265505) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82942522
Date:
Oct 16, 2024
State:
Montana
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ELMO MT
Vehicle:
FORD F-550 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
157345F (MT)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 23.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.66 violations per inspection across 44 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Montana
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 9,784 Level 2 inspections in Montana during 2024
vs typical at ELMO MT
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 54 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 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)
64%
28 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
2
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
3 violations · 1 OOS · 0.30 per inspection
Prior 365 days
28
16 violations · 4 OOS · 0.57 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (3 violations across 10 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.66 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 393.130C-CHVE (Heavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of heavy vehicles, equipment or machinery with crawler tracks or wheels., severity weight 7). (393.130C-CHVE)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDAF56P84EB54366 MT 157345F FORD F-550 2004 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5R8BF2229SM117288 MT 155243L MAXEY TRAILERS MFG
Ticket: Unknown
Maxey Trailers MFG 2025 —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLIRP State/Local Laws - IRP apportioned tag or registration violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.130C-CHVE Heavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of heavy vehicles, equipment or machinery with crawler tracks or wheels. 7 Vehicle Maintenance 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 —
390.21TB2-DOT Operate a CMV without USDOT number displayed. Must be preceded by the letters "USDOT". — General/Admin —

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
83362529 Dec 10, 2024 ID L1 BONNERS FERRY ID 1 —
83264592 Nov 26, 2024 MT L2 BIGFORK MT 0 —
83176941 Nov 14, 2024 MT L1 LOLO MT 4 —
83163741 Nov 14, 2024 MT L3 WHITEFISH MT 0 —
83079334 Nov 1, 2024 MT L2 GREAT FALLS MT 0 —
83035422 Oct 29, 2024 MT L2 KALISPELL MT 0 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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