Roadside Inspection 82976203

Roadside inspection on Oct 22, 2024 in Montana • Carrier: BULLS TRANSPORT CANADA LTD (USDOT 2865364) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR 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 #:
82976203
Date:
Oct 22, 2024
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BUTTE MT
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 5700 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
0CL108 (AB)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 9.

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 this carrier's typical
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.53 violations per inspection across 55 prior records
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 BUTTE MT
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 2,298 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
52%
33 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
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
12
25 violations · 3 OOS · 2.08 per inspection
Prior 365 days
33
42 violations · 9 OOS · 1.27 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJBHDV0KLKA8883 AB 0CL108 WESTERN STAR 5700 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C4FT225049 AB 6SM103 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2015

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E-HOSPD HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain: 7 Hours of Service
393.95A1 Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. 2 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
83435920 Dec 19, 2024 MT L2 OILMONT MT 5 OOS
83457584 Dec 18, 2024 MT L3 HELENA MT 1
83259195 Nov 23, 2024 MT L3 LIMA MT 1
83192543 Nov 19, 2024 MT L2 CONRAD MT 1
83176697 Nov 17, 2024 MT L2 CONRAD MT 3
83032675 Oct 29, 2024 MT L1 SHELBY MT 10 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88443822 Jul 17, 2026 CA L3 3H3V532C4FT225049
88130137 Jun 12, 2026 MT L2 3H3V532C4FT225049
87318958 Mar 11, 2026 MT L3 3H3V532C4FT225049
86122385 Oct 18, 2025 CA L3 3H3V532C4FT225049
86019317 Oct 10, 2025 CA L3 3H3V532C4FT225049
86038857 Oct 7, 2025 MT L2 3H3V532C4FT225049
85752918 Sep 11, 2025 CA L3 5KJJBHDV0KLKA8883
85130398 Jul 2, 2025 MT L3 3H3V532C4FT225049

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