Roadside Inspection 88791348

Roadside inspection on Aug 23, 2026 in Montana • Carrier: DEADHEAD TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3689437) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS 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 #:
88791348
Date:
Aug 23, 2026
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BILLINGS MT
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and 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 this carrier's typical
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.77 violations per inspection across 305 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Montana
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 4,346 Level 2 inspections in Montana during 2026
vs typical at BILLINGS MT
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 3,880 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 550,848 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
34%
157 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
11
12 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
34
58 violations · 8 OOS · 1.71 per inspection
Prior 365 days
157
329 violations · 33 OOS · 2.10 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 395.8E-HOSPDOOS (HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain:, severity weight 7). (395.8E-HOSPDOOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR4MSMM7761 IL SPG341968 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K0SS006421 FL 594154T HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2025

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E-HOSPDOOS HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 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
88830322 Aug 26, 2026 CA L1 CAJON SCALES 3 OOS
88782301 Aug 24, 2026 NC L2 1 OOS
88756194 Aug 20, 2026 NM L1 1 OOS
88753302 Aug 20, 2026 NM L3 1
88694316 Aug 13, 2026 KY L3 1
88692506 Aug 12, 2026 CA L2 CAJON SCALES 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87646879 Apr 20, 2026 AR L1 3AKJHHDR4MSMM7761
87417360 Mar 24, 2026 AL L3 3AKJHHDR4MSMM7761
87199467 Mar 3, 2026 OH L3 3AKJHHDR4MSMM7761
87053828 Feb 13, 2026 GA L3 3AKJHHDR4MSMM7761
86723895 Jan 5, 2026 TN L1 3AKJHHDR4MSMM7761 OOS
86395837 Nov 18, 2025 IN L3 3AKJHHDR4MSMM7761 OOS
81044442 Mar 7, 2024 MA L2 3AKJHHDR4MSMM7761
79198545 Jul 20, 2023 OH L3 3AKJHHDR4MSMM7761

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