Roadside Inspection 83032675
Roadside inspection on Oct 29, 2024 in Montana • Carrier: BULLS TRANSPORT CANADA LTD (USDOT 2865364) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 83032675
- Date:
- Oct 29, 2024
- State:
- Montana
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 2
- Violations:
- 10
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- SHELBY MT
- Carrier (USDOT):
- BULLS TRANSPORT CANADA LTD (2865364)
- Vehicle:
- WESTERN STAR 5700 TRUCK TRACTOR
- Plate:
- 0CL108 (AB)
- VIN:
- 5KJJBHDV0KLKA8883
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 42.
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?
How this compares
National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.
Carrier trend at this moment
How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?
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 396.3A1-STLT (Steering - Looseness in the threaded joint of a tie rod or drag link., severity weight 6). (396.3A1-STLT)
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 | 1JJV532B0DL759623 | AB 6BS680 | WABASH VANS | Refrigerated Van | 2013 | — |
Violations Cited
10 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.
| Code | Description | Severity Wt | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393.9A-LRLI | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9A-LSLI | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9A-LTSIR | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 396.3A1-STLT | Steering - Looseness in the threaded joint of a tie rod or drag link. | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.47E | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.47E | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.53B-B | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.55E-B | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.95A1 | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | 2 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 396.3A1-BOS | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. | 0 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
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 | — |
| 82976203 | Oct 22, 2024 | MT | L2 | BUTTE MT | 2 | — |
Other inspections of these vehicles
History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.
| Inspection | Date | State | Level | VIN | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86446991 | Nov 24, 2025 | CA | L1 | 1JJV532B0DL759623 | — |
| 86396594 | Nov 23, 2025 | MT | L3 | 1JJV532B0DL759623 | — |
| 85752918 | Sep 11, 2025 | CA | L3 | 5KJJBHDV0KLKA8883 | — |
| 85491531 | Aug 13, 2025 | ID | L3 | 1JJV532B0DL759623 | — |
| 84829912 | May 30, 2025 | MT | L1 | 5KJJBHDV0KLKA8883 | OOS |
| 84578313 | May 1, 2025 | AZ | L1 | 1JJV532B0DL759623 | — |
| 84295906 | Apr 2, 2025 | NV | L2 | 1JJV532B0DL759623 | — |
| 83899599 | Feb 9, 2025 | CA | L1 | 5KJJBHDV0KLKA8883 | OOS |
Related records
Recent activity at SHELBY MT
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87748166 | May 2, 2026 | TCY TRANSPORT LTD | 2 | — |
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| 87748108 | May 2, 2026 | COLUMBIA RIVER TRANSPORT LLC | 0 | — |
| 87748107 | May 2, 2026 | DIRECT AUTO TRANSPORT INC | 1 | — |
| 87722661 | Apr 30, 2026 | LUBANA TRUCKING INC | 0 | — |
| 87722642 | Apr 30, 2026 | CHHABRA SOLUTIONS INC | 1 | — |