Roadside Inspection 83785451

Roadside inspection on Feb 5, 2025 in Montana • Carrier: SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE LLC (USDOT 29124) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83785451
Date:
Feb 5, 2025
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BILLINGS MT
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P276020 (LA)

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 6.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.74 violations per inspection across 3,556 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Montana
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 4,262 Level 1 inspections in Montana during 2025
vs typical at BILLINGS MT
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 5,007 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
59%
1947 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
191
127 violations · 17 OOS
Prior 90 days
457
296 violations · 53 OOS · 0.65 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1947
1395 violations · 210 OOS · 0.72 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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKBHKDR8PSNU7769 LA P276020 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV281D6SL536279 LA J252155 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2025

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 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
84325189 Apr 5, 2025 AL L1 ROADSIDE 1
84408479 Apr 4, 2025 TX L1 IH27 NB ABERNATHY SCALE 0
84369918 Apr 4, 2025 GA L2 FORSYTH GA 1
84369864 Apr 4, 2025 MN L3 MOORHEAD MN 0
84353799 Apr 4, 2025 TX L2 1
84347701 Apr 4, 2025 VA L3 DUFFIELD VA 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88795278 Aug 25, 2026 WY L1 1JJV281D6SL536279
87592282 Apr 14, 2026 MT L1 1JJV281D6SL536279
84889659 Jun 3, 2025 MT L2 3AKBHKDR8PSNU7769

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