Roadside Inspection 84575459

Roadside inspection on Apr 30, 2025 in Montana • Carrier: MONTANA TROLLEY CO (USDOT 4384687) • Vehicle: SPECIALTY VEHICLE MFG CORP BUS

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L5
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
14
OOS Violations
5
36% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84575459
Date:
Apr 30, 2025
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
14
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
EVERGREEN MT
Carrier (USDOT):
MONTANA TROLLEY CO (4384687)
Vehicle:
SPECIALTY VEHICLE MFG CORP BUS
Ticket make:
GMC
Plate:
717424C (MT)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 53.

Compared to the median Level 5 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 Level 5 median in Montana
14
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 420 Level 5 inspections in Montana during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 5 median
14
14 more than the median (0)
Compared to 88,272 Level 5 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 5 inspections in 2025
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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 BUS 1S96GMR3BXC143117 MT 717424C SPECIALTY VEHICLE MFG CORP
Ticket: GMC
1999

Violations Cited

14 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-HLLH Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47A-BCFSBD Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
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
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.28-BMG Buses - Electrical cable missing/damaged protective grommets. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.81-H Horn - Inoperative or defective. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.83D-ELNGPB Exhaust System - Other than Gasoline - Exhaust system leaking or discharging under the chassis more than 15 inches (38.1 cm) forward of the rear-most part of the bus. 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
390.21TB2-DOT Operate a CMV without USDOT number displayed. Must be preceded by the letters "USDOT". General/Admin

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
84575659 Apr 30, 2025 MT L5 EVERGREEN MT 7 OOS
84575601 Apr 30, 2025 MT L5 EVERGREEN MT 4 OOS
84574639 Apr 30, 2025 MT L5 EVERGREEN MT 7

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