Roadside Inspection 85741212

Roadside inspection on Sep 4, 2025 in Montana • Carrier: JAMES SPERRY JR (USDOT 2918993) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85741212
Date:
Sep 4, 2025
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BOZEMAN MT
Carrier (USDOT):
JAMES SPERRY JR (2918993)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PA31691 (MT)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 Level 3 median in Montana
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 15,491 Level 3 inspections in Montana during 2025
vs typical at BOZEMAN MT
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 259 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
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 1,066,282 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 6.5%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2025

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DD9X4YN524609 MT PA31691 PETERBILT 379 2000
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1S9SS4940DL476003 MT EDP220 SMITHCO MANUFACTURING SMITHCO MANUFACTURING 2013

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 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
86027412 Oct 6, 2025 MT L2 BOZEMAN MT 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86027412 Oct 6, 2025 MT L2 1S9SS4940DL476003
86027412 Oct 6, 2025 MT L2 1XP5DD9X4YN524609
82323663 Aug 7, 2024 MT L2 1S9SS4940DL476003
82145478 Jul 12, 2024 MT L2 1S9SS4940DL476003
80138155 Nov 7, 2023 MT L1 1S9SS4940DL476003
79271737 Jul 26, 2023 MT L2 1S9SS4940DL476003 OOS

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