Roadside Inspection 83807641

Roadside inspection on Feb 6, 2025 in Montana • Carrier: KEL LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 2529497) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83807641
Date:
Feb 6, 2025
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BILLINGS MT
Carrier (USDOT):
KEL LOGISTICS INC (2529497)
Operating authority:
MC878891
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3253969 (IN)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 15.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.28 violations per inspection across 254 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Montana
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 4,262 Level 1 inspections in Montana during 2025
vs typical at BILLINGS MT
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 5,011 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
40%
148 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
17
24 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
41
47 violations · 6 OOS · 1.15 per inspection
Prior 365 days
148
178 violations · 29 OOS · 1.20 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR9NSNP8458 IN 3253969 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D4HL028376 ME 404821Z WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2017

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207F-SLAS Suspension - Leaking 3 PSI in 5 minutes. 7 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

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
84356555 Apr 4, 2025 CA L2 GRAPEVINE IF 0
84313864 Apr 2, 2025 UT L3 HELPER UT 1
84301852 Apr 2, 2025 SD L3 RAPID CITY SD 0
84282524 Mar 31, 2025 NM L2 ON I-10 1 MILES W OF N FAIRACR 1
84204602 Mar 20, 2025 SD L3 TILFORD SD 0
84163466 Mar 18, 2025 SD L3 TILFORD SD 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82830023 Oct 2, 2024 CA L3 3AKJHHDR9NSNP8458
82489674 Aug 23, 2024 CA L3 3AKJHHDR9NSNP8458
82333415 Aug 6, 2024 WA L3 1JJV532D4HL028376
81754018 May 25, 2024 CO L3 3AKJHHDR9NSNP8458
81406346 Apr 22, 2024 MT L3 3AKJHHDR9NSNP8458
80383545 Dec 5, 2023 CA L1 3AKJHHDR9NSNP8458
80235756 Nov 22, 2023 KY L2 1JJV532D4HL028376
79271891 Jul 26, 2023 MT L2 1JJV532D4HL028376 OOS

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