Roadside Inspection 85977086

Roadside inspection on Sep 30, 2025 in Montana • Carrier: PLAINS READY MIX INC (USDOT 4388100) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L5
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85977086
Date:
Sep 30, 2025
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PLAINS MT
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 567 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
351132F (MT)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 10.

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
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 420 Level 5 inspections in Montana during 2025
vs typical at PLAINS MT
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 266 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 5 median
3
3 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPCD29X9KD278287 MT 351132F PETERBILT 567 2019

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LPL Lighting - Parking lamp(s) inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
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

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
86102709 Oct 14, 2025 MT L3 PLAINS MT 1
86000847 Oct 6, 2025 MT L3 PLAINS MT 0
85976375 Sep 30, 2025 MT L5 PLAINS MT 0
85976226 Sep 30, 2025 MT L5 PLAINS MT 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81493423 May 1, 2024 MT L2 1XPCD29X9KD278287

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