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Roadside Inspection 83877455

Roadside inspection on Feb 11, 2025 in Montana • Carrier: MIDNIGHT RIDER EXPRESS CORP (USDOT 3666234) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83877455
Date:
Feb 11, 2025
State:
Montana
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BILLINGS MT
Operating authority:
MC1269499
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XE108H (FL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 13.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.42 violations per inspection across 12 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Montana
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 15,491 Level 3 inspections in Montana during 2025
vs typical at BILLINGS MT
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 4,957 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 1,066,282 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 6.5%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
43%
7 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
2
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
4 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
7
5 violations · 0 OOS · 0.71 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 395.8A1-HOSP (HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed., severity weight 5). (395.8A1-HOSP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLDR2JSJH2517 FL XE108H FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2018 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2535CP206703 ME 5418480 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2012 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLL State/Local Laws - 8 Unsafe Driving —
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service 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
84369229 Apr 11, 2025 CT L3 NEW LONDON 4 —
84304522 Apr 3, 2025 KY L3 KUTTAWA 3 —
83750522 Jan 30, 2025 NM L2 — 1 —
83613303 Jan 15, 2025 NC L3 — 0 —
83530605 Dec 31, 2024 IN L3 PORTAGE IN 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84304522 Apr 3, 2025 KY L3 1UYVS2535CP206703 —
84304522 Apr 3, 2025 KY L3 3AKJGLDR2JSJH2517 —
83530605 Dec 31, 2024 IN L3 3AKJGLDR2JSJH2517 —
83044474 Oct 30, 2024 TN L3 3AKJGLDR2JSJH2517 —

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