Roadside Inspection 88840345

Roadside inspection on Aug 28, 2026 in Montana • Carrier: NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION (USDOT 410856) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88840345
Date:
Aug 28, 2026
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HAVRE MT
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
FES855 (MT)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 6.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.51 violations per inspection across 80 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Montana
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 4,344 Level 2 inspections in Montana during 2026
vs typical at HAVRE MT
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 576 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 550,077 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
59%
29 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
1 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
4 violations · 2 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
29
17 violations · 7 OOS · 0.59 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FVHCYBS7BDAY3808 MT FES855 FREIGHTLINER M2 2011

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. 6 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
88626427 Aug 5, 2026 MT L2 1 OOS
88419415 Jul 15, 2026 MT L1 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86895140 Jan 26, 2026 MT L2 1FVHCYBS7BDAY3808
84623997 May 9, 2025 MT L1 1FVHCYBS7BDAY3808
82419207 Aug 19, 2024 MT L3 1FVHCYBS7BDAY3808

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