Roadside Inspection 84748490

Roadside inspection on May 20, 2025 in Montana • Carrier: MIM EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2251572) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84748490
Date:
May 20, 2025
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WIBAUX MT
Carrier (USDOT):
MIM EXPRESS INC (2251572)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3500068 (IN)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 23.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.66 violations per inspection across 68 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Montana
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 4,262 Level 1 inspections in Montana during 2025
vs typical at WIBAUX MT
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,929 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
5
4 more than 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)
40%
62 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
7
19 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
23
54 violations · 7 OOS · 2.35 per inspection
Prior 365 days
62
103 violations · 12 OOS · 1.66 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 177.823A-HMPMCNP50% (HM (Placarding) - 50% or more of the required placards for a category of material (hazard class or division) are missing. CVSA Inspection Bulletin 2017-03 - Displ, severity weight 5). (177.823A-HMPMCNP50%)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHFG2RSUW2665 IN 3500068 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR1A0625MB229445 IL 774644ST GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2021

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLUCR State/Local Laws - Failure to pay UCR fee. 8 Unsafe Driving
177.823A-HMPMCNP50% HM (Placarding) - 50% or more of the required placards for a category of material (hazard class or division) are missing. CVSA Inspection Bulletin 2017-03 - Displ 5 Hazardous Materials OOS
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
393.95A1 Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. 2 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
85247574 Jul 17, 2025 TX L2 IH35 NB DEVINE SCALE 1
87463440 Jul 16, 2025 NM L2 CLAYTON PORT OF ENTRY 0
85207926 Jul 12, 2025 NE L3 1
85238620 Jul 10, 2025 MN L3 MOORHEAD MN 1
85184662 Jul 10, 2025 MO L2 STEELE MO 8 OOS
85173970 Jul 8, 2025 OH L3 BIDWELL OH 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87506450 Apr 7, 2026 MO L2 3AKJHHFG2RSUW2665 OOS
86570750 Dec 14, 2025 NE L3 3AKJHHFG2RSUW2665
85184662 Jul 10, 2025 MO L2 1GR1A0625MB229445 OOS
84599372 May 6, 2025 VA L3 3AKJHHFG2RSUW2665
84599372 May 6, 2025 VA L3 1GR1A0625MB229445
84547531 Apr 29, 2025 CA L2 1GR1A0625MB229445
84547531 Apr 29, 2025 CA L2 3AKJHHFG2RSUW2665
83241288 Nov 23, 2024 SD L2 1GR1A0625MB229445

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