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Roadside Inspection 88947176

Roadside inspection on Sep 9, 2026 in Montana • Carrier: HOWARD JOHNSON LLC (USDOT 3751852) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88947176
Date:
Sep 9, 2026
State:
Montana
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COLUMBUS MT
Carrier (USDOT):
HOWARD JOHNSON LLC (3751852)
Operating authority:
MC1332210
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PXF0897 (OH)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 7.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.05 violations per inspection across 19 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Montana
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 7,678 Level 3 inspections in Montana during 2026
vs typical at COLUMBUS MT
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 42 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 617,811 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
58%
19 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
7
11 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
9
11 violations · 3 OOS · 1.22 per inspection
Prior 365 days
19
20 violations · 4 OOS · 1.05 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 3AKJHHDR9MSMR9046 OH PXF0897 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2021 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K2VS025072 IN PF85460 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2027 —

Violations Cited

1 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

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
89034217 Sep 18, 2026 CA L3 BISHOP SCALES 1 —
88978977 Sep 12, 2026 WY L3 CHEYENNE I-25 POE 3 OOS
88976073 Sep 12, 2026 CA L3 WB DONNER PASS CVEF 0 —
88893639 Sep 3, 2026 WY L3 ROCK SPRINGS 0 —
88888953 Sep 2, 2026 CA L3 COTTONWOOD IF 0 —
88801918 Aug 25, 2026 CA L3 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88735329 Aug 19, 2026 OR L1 3AKJHHDR9MSMR9046 OOS
88720247 Aug 17, 2026 OR L2 3H3V532K2VS025072 —
82910403 Oct 14, 2024 NC L2 3AKJHHDR9MSMR9046 —
82058346 Jul 2, 2024 LA L3 3AKJHHDR9MSMR9046 —
80637469 Jan 18, 2024 NC L2 3AKJHHDR9MSMR9046 —
79095967 Jul 7, 2023 MS L3 3AKJHHDR9MSMR9046 —
78504841 May 2, 2023 NC L3 3AKJHHDR9MSMR9046 —

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