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Roadside Inspection 86559353

Roadside inspection on Dec 9, 2025 in Montana • Carrier: BK LEWIS TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3076799) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
1
14% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86559353
Date:
Dec 9, 2025
State:
Montana
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CLEARWATER MT
Operating authority:
MC064354
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
JBA8C2 (AZ)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 37.

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 Level 1 median in Montana
7
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 4,262 Level 1 inspections in Montana during 2025
vs typical at CLEARWATER MT
7
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 983 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
7
6 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
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 393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 (Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles), severity weight 5). (393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FT8W3DM1REE20933 AZ JBA8C2 FORD F-350 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7WL3H4021ST000468 AZ NOPLATE TRAIL MAXX
Ticket: Unknown
Trail Maxx 2025 —

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLIFTA State/Local Laws - State tax/International Fuel Tax (IFTA) violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
392.2-SLLIRP State/Local Laws - IRP apportioned tag or registration violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.95A1 Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.95F Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 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
86777741 Jan 7, 2026 NV L3 — 10 OOS
86045167 Oct 11, 2025 SD L3 RAPID CITY SD 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89112466 Sep 26, 2026 AZ L1 7WL3H4021ST000468 —
88510556 Jul 24, 2026 NV L1 1FT8W3DM1REE20933 —
88348269 Jul 7, 2026 ID L1 1FT8W3DM1REE20933 —
87259197 Mar 9, 2026 FL L1 1FT8W3DM1REE20933 OOS
86777741 Jan 7, 2026 NV L3 1FT8W3DM1REE20933 OOS
86045167 Oct 11, 2025 SD L3 1FT8W3DM1REE20933 —

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