Roadside Inspection 86356350

Roadside inspection on Nov 17, 2025 in Montana • Carrier: MIDNIGHT OIL INC (USDOT 1459054) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86356350
Date:
Nov 17, 2025
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CLEARWATER MT
Carrier (USDOT):
MIDNIGHT OIL INC (1459054)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH W9 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
7755676E (MT)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 16.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 0.56 violations per inspection across 25 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Montana
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 11,102 Level 2 inspections in Montana during 2025
vs typical at CLEARWATER MT
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 901 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
70%
10 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
4 violations · 0 OOS · 0.40 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 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

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKWP49X6FR429455 MT 7755676E KENWORTH W9 Series 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1BN2B3139YB005865 MT 769887B BEALL TRAILERS Beall Trailers 2000

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 1-2500 lbs over on an axle/axle groups. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 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
86305885 Nov 9, 2025 MT L1 CLEARWATER MT 0
85898781 Sep 25, 2025 MT L3 BIGFORK MT 0

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