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Roadside Inspection 83670135

Roadside inspection on Jan 19, 2025 in Montana • Carrier: USKO EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1499885) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
1
14% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83670135
Date:
Jan 19, 2025
State:
Montana
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WHITEHALL MT
Carrier (USDOT):
USKO EXPRESS INC (1499885)
Operating authority:
MC563453
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AL9101 (ID)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 25.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.51 violations per inspection across 493 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Montana
7
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 11,102 Level 2 inspections in Montana during 2025
vs typical at WHITEHALL MT
7
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 40 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
7
6 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
66%
257 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
9
8 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
56
30 violations · 2 OOS · 0.54 per inspection
Prior 365 days
257
154 violations · 12 OOS · 0.60 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 395.8K2-HOSP (HOS (Property) - Failing to have in possession RODS for the previous seven consecutive days and available for inspection while on duty., severity weight 5). (395.8K2-HOSP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EJ0GN948967 ID AL9101 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2016 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0628KW155427 ID C347017 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1989 —

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance —
395.8K2-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have in possession RODS for the previous seven consecutive days and available for inspection while on duty. 5 Hours of Service OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.55D2-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 2001 for towed vehicle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
395.8A No drivers record of duty status when one is required 1 Hours of Service —

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
84192667 Mar 20, 2025 NE L3 — 1 —
84184727 Mar 20, 2025 CA L1 DONNER PASS CVEF 1 —
84211612 Mar 18, 2025 CA L3 SOUTH SACRAMENTO AREA 2 —
84156478 Mar 17, 2025 KY L3 GEORGETOWN 1 —
84148386 Mar 17, 2025 NV L3 OSINO CHECKSITE 0 —
84151068 Mar 16, 2025 CA L3 DONNER PASS IF 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89295733 Oct 18, 2026 MO L3 1GRAA0628KW155427 —
87593018 Apr 16, 2026 NE L1 1GRAA0628KW155427 OOS
82962306 Oct 16, 2024 IN L3 1GRAA0628KW155427 —
82962306 Oct 16, 2024 IN L3 4V4NC9EJ0GN948967 —

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