Roadside Inspection 87297285

Roadside inspection on Mar 9, 2026 in Montana • Carrier: PALM TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 4284424) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
87297285
Date:
Mar 9, 2026
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BUTTE MT
Carrier (USDOT):
PALM TRUCKING LLC (4284424)
Operating authority:
MC1680371
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YAKQ822 (OR)

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 12.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, 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 2 median in Montana
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 4,693 Level 2 inspections in Montana during 2026
vs typical at BUTTE MT
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 3,516 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 577,701 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
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 1XP5DB9X34D827252 OR YAKQ822 PETERBILT 379 2004
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1F9SE534X1B114019 OR HV72639 EAGLE BRIDGE
Ticket: Trinity Pr
EAGLE BRIDGE 2001

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. 2 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
87249377 Mar 10, 2026 OR L2 EMIGRANT HILL OR 5 OOS
87173053 Feb 24, 2026 WA L2 PASCO WA 4 OOS
86785020 Jan 13, 2026 OR L3 UMATILLA OR 4

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88996838 Sep 10, 2026 WA L2 1F9SE534X1B114019 OOS
87173053 Feb 24, 2026 WA L2 1XP5DB9X34D827252 OOS
87173053 Feb 24, 2026 WA L2 1F9SE534X1B114019 OOS
85812608 Sep 18, 2025 OR L2 1XP5DB9X34D827252 OOS
85812608 Sep 18, 2025 OR L2 1F9SE534X1B114019 OOS
85079104 Jun 23, 2025 WA L2 1XP5DB9X34D827252 OOS
84968997 Jun 16, 2025 OR L2 1XP5DB9X34D827252 OOS

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