Roadside Inspection 88825019

Roadside inspection on Aug 27, 2026 in Montana • Carrier: KEX DISTRIBUTION LLC (USDOT 323098) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88825019
Date:
Aug 27, 2026
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BILLINGS MT
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3015821 (IN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle 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 10.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.64 violations per inspection across 22 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Montana
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 4,331 Level 2 inspections in Montana during 2026
vs typical at BILLINGS MT
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 3,874 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 546,405 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)
47%
15 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
4 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
4 violations · 0 OOS · 2.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
15
24 violations · 2 OOS · 1.60 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

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHLDV4MSMS5193 IN 3015821 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2021

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
395.8A No drivers record of duty status when one is required 1 Hours of Service
395.8A No drivers record of duty status when one is required 1 Hours of Service

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
88672599 Aug 7, 2026 WA L1 4
88279500 Jun 29, 2026 WY L3 CHEYENNE I-25 POE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86788562 Jan 13, 2026 ID L1 3AKJHLDV4MSMS5193
80641258 Jan 17, 2024 CA L1 3AKJHLDV4MSMS5193
80632026 Jan 13, 2024 CA L3 3AKJHLDV4MSMS5193
80970819 Jan 12, 2024 CA L3 3AKJHLDV4MSMS5193
78667875 May 18, 2023 NV L2 3AKJHLDV4MSMS5193
78655046 May 16, 2023 CA L1 3AKJHLDV4MSMS5193
78579023 May 9, 2023 CA L3 3AKJHLDV4MSMS5193

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